LAWRENCE, Mass., March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- NxStage® Kidney Care, Inc., a subsidiary of NxStage
Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), today announced the opening of its
Greenbelt, Maryland dialysis
center, offering patients several flexible therapy options.
Conveniently located just off the DC Beltway between Baltimore and Washington DC, the center boasts a team of
highly trained medical staff committed to providing high quality,
personalized and compassionate care to dialysis patients and their
families.
The facility offers multiple therapy options using the NxStage
System One™ including home hemodialysis, home nocturnal
hemodialysis, flexible in-center hemodialysis, and short-term
respite care. Additionally, the center offers peritoneal dialysis
therapy. All NxStage Kidney Care centers feature home dialysis
training customized to meet the needs of each patient.
"At NxStage Kidney Care, we provide high-quality,
individualized, flexible dialysis care," said Dr. Ashte Collins,
Medical Director at NxStage Kidney Care Greenbelt. Dr. Collins is
an Assistant Professor of Medicine at The George Washington University (GWU) School of
Medicine & Health Sciences. "We listen to each patient's needs,
and with the help of a clinician and care team, develop an optimal
course of therapy that combines safety, efficacy, and
flexibility."
Dr. Collins leads a skilled team of nurses and clinicians,
including a dedicated renal social worker who provides patients
with education and support throughout the kidney transplant
process. The center also staffs a registered dietitian who works
with patients to create customized nutritional and lifestyle plans.
Like all NxStage Kidney Care facilities, the Greenbelt, MD center is furnished with modern,
comfortable amenities, offering a relaxed therapy environment.
"Our expansion into Prince George County will provide access to
flexible dialysis options for both patients and physicians in the
region," said Robert Brown,
President of NxStage Kidney Care. "We are very excited to offer our
quality dialysis services right next to our nation's capital, and
we invite all patients in the area to tour our new center, meet our
remarkable staff, and experience NxStage Kidney Care for
themselves."
NxStage Kidney Care Greenbelt is located at 10003 Derekwood
Lane, Suite 100 & 145, Lanham,
MD 20706. For more information about NxStage Kidney Care's
home and flexible in-center dialysis options in Greenbelt please visit
www.nxstagekidneycare.com.
About NxStage Kidney Care
NxStage Kidney
Care, Inc., a subsidiary of NxStage Medical,
Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), is innovating a dialysis care model that
is intended to support and encourage patient centered care and
provide enhanced access to the life-changing benefits of home
therapy as well as flexible in-center options. By leveraging
NxStage's home leadership and the innovative technology of its
System One, NxStage Kidney Care is committed to helping patients
take control of their dialysis and to allowing physicians the
flexibility to prescribe what is truly best for their patients. For
more information, please visit www.nxstagekidneycare.com or
call (866) 694-2707.
About NxStage Medical
NxStage Medical,
Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM) is a medical device company, headquartered
in Lawrence, Massachusetts,
USA, that develops, manufactures and markets innovative
products for the treatment of ESRD and acute kidney failure. For
more information on NxStage and its products, please visit the
Company's website at www.nxstage.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained
in this release that are not clearly historical in nature are
forward-looking, and the words "anticipate," "believe," "expect,"
"estimate," "plan," and similar expressions are generally intended
to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ
materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements
as a result of various important factors including those that are
discussed in NxStage's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2014. NxStage is under no
obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to)
update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
Media contact:
Kristen K. Sheppard, Esq.
ksheppard@nxstage.com
Tel: (978) 332-5923
Logo -
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141008/150974
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nxstage-kidney-care-brings-innovative-dialysis-options-to-prince-george-county-300057807.html
SOURCE NxStage Kidney Care, Inc.