When we visited Houston a few weeks after Hurricane Harvey’s extensive flooding left centers closed and damaged, and many patients unable to live in their homes, we heard heroic stories of social workers working around the clock to help their patients. We salute their efforts after the hurricane, as well as the loving care that they provide to dialysis patients day in and day out. READ MORE >>

A week after Hurricane Maria slammed into the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico as a Category 5 storm, the 5,600 Americans on the island who depend on dialysis are facing a life-threatening crisis. Read more. READ MORE >>

If there’s one thing that’s predictable in a dialysis patient’s life, it’s the treatment schedule. Patients who are treated in-center typically go three times a week for about four hours of hemodialysis each time. But what happens when something disrupts that schedule? We sat down with Ariel Brigham in Houston to talk about her experience after Hurricane Harvey flooded vast parts of Houston and coastal Texas. READ MORE >>

The American Kidney Fund's Disaster Relief Program is a rapid-response system that provides emergency assistance to dialysis patients when disaster strikes. Read how our grants help patients. READ MORE >>

The American Kidney Fund's Disaster Relief Program is a rapid-response system that provides emergency assistance to dialysis patients when disaster strikes. Read how our grants help patients. READ MORE >>

Millions of people have been affected . . . and among them are thousands of dialysis patients for whom a natural disaster like this is quite literally a matter of life and death. Learn how you can help. READ MORE >>

For dialysis patients, a natural disaster like that unfolding along the Gulf Coast is truly a matter of life and death. More than 12,000 dialysis patients—more than a quarter of all dialysis patients in Texas—live in the region affected by Hurricane Harvey, and as the storm moves into Louisiana, even more patients will be affected. READ MORE >>

Read the inspiring story of Sarah Miknis, a Washington, D.C. based photographer who stepped up to the plate to become a living kidney donor. READ MORE >>