CKD patients get improved services
Dialysis Centre in Heidelberg offers world-class technology.
A journal article published in March 2023 on the National Library of Medicine’s website mentions that the estimated number of people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally reached about 844m. Therefore, CKD has become a universal public health priority.
Dialysis is a treatment for people whose kidneys are failing. When you have kidney failure, your kidneys don’t filter blood the way they should. As a result, waste and toxins build up in your bloodstream. Dialysis does the work of your kidneys, removing waste products and excess fluid from the blood.
The Kay Moonsamy Dialysis Centre in Heidelberg has been in operation since 2015. With the alarming increase in kidney disease and the treatment thereof, the centre made an invested decision to upgrade the existing facility and welcomed health practitioners from the wider Heidelberg and surrounding areas for a meet-and-greet on January 29.
Doctors and medical staff were pleasantly surprised by the world-class technology and offerings at the centre.
“We serve a wide community and have patients from all the surrounding areas in Heidelberg using the facility. We used to operate with only five beds, which we have now increased to 10,” said Kay Moonsamy, the head renal technologist and owner of the practice.
Dr Mandla Nyembe, a general practitioner in Balfour who also came to see the centre, said he sees at least one renal patient every week.
“I have been practising for the past 30 years in the Balfour and Standerton areas, and it is concerning that kidney disease is growing so rapidly. Therefore, the location and the technology offered at the centre will be of great advantage to patients,” he said.
The centre is based next to the Heidmed Medical Centre on Ueckerman Street.
“Since the facility opened in 2015, the demand for treatment has increased. We have patients from Frankfort, Grootvlei and Vaal Triangle currently being treated at the facility from pre-dialysis programmes to managing dialysis care before kidney transplants.
“The new technology at the centre puts us in a top class. Kay and her staff are extremely professional and take excellent care of the patients. We are proud to be associated with the facility and believe it will benefit many patients suffering from kidney diseases, especially those who had to wait or travel very far for treatment,” Dr Bobby Koller, a general practitioner at Heidmed, said.
“We offer chronic and peritoneal dialysis to patients in chronic renal failure. Our multidisciplinary team boasts a physician, nephrologist, and dietician. We are committed to high-quality patient care and offer the latest in dialysis technology. We clinicians understand that dialysis is time away from work and home, so we strive to make the experience comfortable and timeous at all times, so with the upgraded facility, we can help more patients,” Moonsammy said.
