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- EIN 87-0430188
- (801) 226-5111
- 3707 N Canyon Rd Ste 1d Provo UT 84604-4585 USA
- www.kidneyut.org
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Causes: Health, Health (General & Financing), Kidney Diseases, Kidney Diseases Research
Mission: Medical research, education programs, health care and public school education programs, and community service regarding the cause, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease. A variety of patient emergency programs such as transportation to and from dialysis treatment and other emergency needs (medication, rent, utilities, insurance, etc. ) as well as patient recreational camps and medical conferences. Educational scholarships to help dialysis and transplant patients become self sufficient.
Programs: Medical research - provides scientific grants focused on the cause, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease with the ultimate goal being the total eradication of diseases of the kidney.
public education - provides statewide junior high school student educational programs regarding the prevention and treatment of kidney disease and the importance of organ donation.
patient services - provides financial assistance with the goal to lighten the burden and improve the quality of life of kidney patients through such services as the following: 1 - emergency financial assistance to pay for rent, utilities, transportion, medications, doctor bills, etc. 2 - patient education scholarships to help patients achieve financial self-sufficiency 3 - patient medical alert jewelry supplies 4 - dialysis and transplant patient recreational camps 5 - life-sustaining transportation to and from dialysis treatment 6 - nutritional supplements distributed to patients free of charge 7 - patient support groups and patient and doctor question and answer conferences
professional education and community services - provides medical education programs targeting primary care physicians with the goal of increasing the early detection of kidney disease through screenings and better prevention and referral to nephrologists.