In 2018, we introduced you to Chase Cofer, a young man and lover of music who doesn’t let his rare genetic syndrome (a spingosine-1-phosphate lyase mutation) and subsequent kidney failure keep him down. Chase, a dialysis patient at Chromalloy Dialysis Center, has worked hard to keep a positive attitude, and it has paid off. He […]
Mary Hoffmann recognized early in life the special calling of those who care for patients. “At the age of 14, I worked as a candy striper – a volunteer nurse’s aide – at Jewish Hospital for the summer,” says Mary, now an Inpatient Renal Coordinator in the Chromalloy Dialysis Center. “I was only able to […]
We recently introduced you to Chase Cofer, a young man and dialysis patient who does not let his genetic syndrome and kidney failure dampen his joy of life. Now, Chase’s story will be the subject of a local TV news feature. Marielle Mohs, TV reporter and multimedia journalist at CBS affiliate KMOV-TV in St. Louis, […]
“We are taking our outstanding care to the communities where our patients live,” says Dr. Benjamin Humphreys, Chief, Division of Nephrology, commenting on the expansion of the division’s clinical services beyond the Washington University/Barnes campus. The North County Dialysis Center, which opened in February 2018, joins Home Dialysis South in providing more convenient, state-of-the-art services […]
Chase Cofer remembers the day he experienced the first symptom. It was a day like any other, with Chase and his sister spending time with their cousins. Chase hadn’t noticed anything was wrong – but his sister did. She pointed out that his arm had been in a fixed, bent position for the entire day. […]
Martin Pollak, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, will launch the Eduardo Slatopolsky Lectureship with a presentation titled Kidney Disease in African Americans. The inaugural lecture will take place at Medical Grand Rounds, Thursday, March 22, 2018, 8-9 am, in the Clopton Auditorium, Wohl Clinic […]
Congratulations to Mary Hoffman, RN and Washington University Inpatient Renal Coordinator, who is a finalist in the 9th annual St. Louis Magazine Excellence in Nursing Awards. The awards program honors the selfless care, compassion and service of nurses in local schools, hospitals, nurseries, colleges and clinics. A selection committee reviewed more than 220 nominations and […]
“Serving the population where they live” is the impetus behind the new Washington University dialysis facility about to open in North St. Louis County, according to Dr. Marcos Rothstein, Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, and one of the initial advocates of the project. “Missouri has over 9,000 patients undergoing dialysis, and that puts our state in […]
Although appreciated year-round, nephrology nurses are properly recognized this week, September 10-16, 2017, during the official Nephrology Nurses Week. The celebration gives us the opportunity to come right out and say to our nephrology nurses, “Thank you for all you do!” The American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) initially honored the life-saving work of nurses who […]
Garland Patton, a dialysis patient in the Chromalloy Kidney Center at Washington University, and a group of more than 50 family and friends, turned out for the annual St. Louis National Kidney Foundation (NKF)-sponsored Kidney Walk held April 29, 2017. This was the fifth year in a row that the Patton group took part in the […]