LAWRENCE, Mass., April 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
NxStage® Kidney Care, Inc., a subsidiary of NxStage Medical,
Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), today announced the opening of its
Monroeville, Pennsylvania dialysis
center, offering local patients several flexible therapy options.
Conveniently located in Allegheny
County, the NxStage Kidney Care Pittsburgh team is comprised
of highly trained medical staff committed to providing dialysis
patients with high quality, personalized and compassionate
care.
The new facility offers customized therapy options using the
NxStage System One™, including home hemodialysis (HHD), home
nocturnal hemodialysis, flexible in-center hemodialysis, and
short-term respite care. Additionally, the center offers peritoneal
dialysis (PD) therapy. All NxStage Kidney Care centers feature
comprehensive home dialysis training tailored to the unique needs
of each patient.
"We make home dialysis training and education about treatment
options a focus here. Our goal is to work with patients to help
them optimize their lives outside of dialysis," said Dr.
Subramoniam Jayakumar, Medical
Director at NxStage Kidney Care Pittsburgh. "Our approach to
patient care focuses on each patient's individual needs, and
together we develop a therapy plan that is safe, effective, and
flexible."
Like all NxStage Kidney Care facilities, the center is furnished
with modern, comfortable amenities, offering a quiet and relaxed
environment. A renal social worker provides education and guidance
throughout the kidney transplant process, and a dietitian works
with patients to craft personalized nutritional plans.
NxStage Kidney Care Pittsburgh invites local patients and their
families to an educational session on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
and treatment options, including those offered at the center.
Patients interested in attending the event can call the center at
(412) 224-5757 for details or visit
www.nxstagekidneycare.com/locations/pittsburgh.
NxStage Kidney Care Pittsburgh is located at 3623 William Penn
Highway, Monroeville, PA 15146. For more information
about NxStage Kidney Care's home and flexible in-center dialysis
options 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
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