NEW YORK, April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As
the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) embarks on its 2018
Kidney Walk season to include more than 100 locations across
the country, the organization welcomes back LogistiCare for
a fourth year as a National Team. The nation's largest
non-emergency medical transportation broker has, for the first
time, signed on as a $125,000
national sponsor of more than two dozen Kidney Walks in multiple
markets, including presenting sponsors in Atlanta and Phoenix.
LogistiCare is renewing its longstanding commitment to provide
monetary support and additional benefits to patients suffering from
kidney disease. Since 2014, more than 6,000 people have
participated in Kidney Walks hosted by LogistiCare, and employees
formed Walk teams that raised and donated nearly $400,000 to NKF. This year, the company has set a
goal of raising $165,000, which would
be its highest, single-year total to date. LogistiCare is one of
nine Kidney Walk National Teams in the U.S., raising funds and
support for, and awareness about, kidney disease. NKF also urges
Kidney Walk participants and the public to make an explicit
commitment to "Heart Your Kidneys" by learning about the kidneys'
vital functions and help elevate the kidneys to the status of other
vital organs such as the heart.
"For people with kidney disease who rely so heavily on our
programs and services, corporate partnerships, such as the one we
have with LogistiCare, are vital to sustaining and enhancing our
efforts on their behalf," said Krystn
Kuckelman, Vice President of Event Development, National
Kidney Foundation. "We are sincerely grateful for their continued
support and hope that our work together will continue for many
years to come."
NKF and LogistiCare are committed to kidney patients, many of
whom are on dialysis, as well as other individuals they each
support in respective ways. "We serve a population that is often
frail, financially challenged, and in need of a helping hand to
assure they have safe transportation to and from essential medical
appointments," said Jeff Felton,
LogistiCare CEO. "Because of the need for frequent visits to
healthcare facilities, we interact with dialysis patients every
day, understand the life-changing impacts of kidney disease and
have deep sympathy for those who suffer its consequences," Felton
continued. "I'm honored that we can partner with the National
Kidney Foundation and look forward to our employee teams setting
new standards for fundraising in support of their mission."
As April marks National Donate Life Month, NKF also reminds
kidney patients that, while dialysis may prolong life, they don't
have to undergo it for life. Patients are encouraged to become
a candidate for a kidney transplant or ask family and friends to
consider getting tested to become a living kidney donor.
Having launched its walk season in March, LogistiCare is hosting
23 Kidney Walks in major U.S. cities through December. In 2017,
approximately 2,300 employees raised more than $155,000, surpassing the company's previous
record of $129,000 in 2016.
"We see firsthand examples every day of how kidney disease
impacts individuals and families, and it makes our resolve to help
patients in more ways than transportation even stronger," said
Leslie Mueller, Senior Vice
President of Operations at LogistiCare and committee chair of the
company's NKF partnership. "I am so proud of our employees who
come together as one to support a cause that is near and dear to
their hearts. They hear the stories of patients and are deeply
affected by the hardships they endure and have a deep sense of
pride knowing their efforts are truly helping the National Kidney
Foundation help others."
About LogistiCare
LogistiCare, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of The Providence Service Corporation (NASDAQ: PRSC), is
the nation's largest manager of non-emergency medical
transportation programs for state governments and managed care
organizations. Its range of services includes call center
management, networking credentialing, vendor payment management and
non-emergency medical transport management. In 2017, the
company maintained a 99 percent complaint-free service rate while
managing over 65 million trips and more than 24 million eligible
riders. For more information, visit www.logisticare.com.
Kidney Disease Facts
30 million American adults are
estimated to have chronic kidney disease—and most aren't aware of
it. 1 in 3 American adults are at risk for chronic kidney disease.
Risk factors for kidney disease include diabetes, high blood
pressure, heart disease, obesity and family history of kidney
failure. People of African American, Hispanic, Native American,
Asian or Pacific Islander descent are at increased risk for
developing the disease. African Americans are 3 times more likely
than Whites, and Hispanics are nearly 1.5 times more likely than
non-Hispanics to develop end-stage renal disease (kidney
failure).
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most
comprehensive and longstanding organization dedicated to the
awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease. For more
information about NKF visit www.kidney.org.
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