NxStage Kidney Care Brings Innovative Dialysis Options to Prince George County
Dialysis center in Greenbelt offers flexible therapies and modern amenities, with clinical leadership from GWU School of Medicine & Health Sciences Assistant Professor Dr. Ashte Collins
LAWRENCE, Mass., March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NxStage® Kidney Care, Inc., a subsidiary of NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), today announced the opening of its Greenbelt, Maryland dialysis center, offering patients several flexible therapy options. Conveniently located just off the DC Beltway between Baltimore and Washington DC, the center boasts a team of highly trained medical staff committed to providing high quality, personalized and compassionate care to dialysis patients and their families.
The facility offers multiple therapy options using the NxStage System One™ including home hemodialysis, home nocturnal hemodialysis, flexible in-center hemodialysis, and short-term respite care. Additionally, the center offers peritoneal dialysis therapy. All NxStage Kidney Care centers feature home dialysis training customized to meet the needs of each patient.
"At NxStage Kidney Care, we provide high-quality, individualized, flexible dialysis care," said Dr. Ashte Collins, Medical Director at NxStage Kidney Care Greenbelt. Dr. Collins is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at The George Washington University (GWU) School of Medicine & Health Sciences. "We listen to each patient's needs, and with the help of a clinician and care team, develop an optimal course of therapy that combines safety, efficacy, and flexibility."
Dr. Collins leads a skilled team of nurses and clinicians, including a dedicated renal social worker who provides patients with education and support throughout the kidney transplant process. The center also staffs a registered dietitian who works with patients to create customized nutritional and lifestyle plans. Like all NxStage Kidney Care facilities, the Greenbelt, MD center is furnished with modern, comfortable amenities, offering a relaxed therapy environment.
"Our expansion into Prince George County will provide access to flexible dialysis options for both patients and physicians in the region," said Robert Brown, President of NxStage Kidney Care. "We are very excited to offer our quality dialysis services right next to our nation's capital, and we invite all patients in the area to tour our new center, meet our remarkable staff, and experience NxStage Kidney Care for themselves."
NxStage Kidney Care Greenbelt is located at 10003 Derekwood Lane, Suite 100 & 145, Lanham, MD 20706. For more information about NxStage Kidney Care's home and flexible in-center dialysis options in Greenbelt please visit www.nxstagekidneycare.com.
About NxStage Kidney Care
NxStage Kidney Care, Inc., a subsidiary of NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), is innovating a dialysis care model that is intended to support and encourage patient centered care and provide enhanced access to the life-changing benefits of home therapy as well as flexible in-center options. By leveraging NxStage's home leadership and the innovative technology of its System One, NxStage Kidney Care is committed to helping patients take control of their dialysis and to allowing physicians the flexibility to prescribe what is truly best for their patients. For more information, please visit www.nxstagekidneycare.com or call (866) 694-2707.
About NxStage Medical
NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM) is a medical device company, headquartered in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA, that develops, manufactures and markets innovative products for the treatment of ESRD and acute kidney failure. For more information on NxStage and its products, please visit the Company's website at www.nxstage.com.
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