Services

The Children's Kidney Center offers:

• All forms of dialysis for infants, children and adolescents with kidney failure
• Hemo- or home peritoneal dialysis (currently, more than 20 pediatric patients)
• The only center in the region offering ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for children and a center for the study of hypertension in children
• Special social programs and support groups for patients and families
• Summer camp experience for children and adolescents with chronic kidney failure, on dialysis or with a kidney transplant ( http://www.frostvalley.org/ )
• Family-centered approach to caring for children with renal disease to address medical, emotional and social needs of children with renal disease and to promote normal growth and development

Ambulatory Services

We are a major regional referral center for patients, providing evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of kidney disorders of infants, children and adolescents, including:

• Birth defects of the urinary and kidney system
• Infections of the kidneys and urinary tract
• Elevated blood pressure
• Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
• Blood and protein in the urine
• Chronic kidney failure
• Genetic kidney diseases
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Cystic kidney disease
• Nephritis
• Kidney stones
• Acidosis and electrolyte disorders
• Early prevention of diabetic kidney disease