Partnership for quality,
safety and access to care
Behind Every Dialysis Patient Is a Caregiver Who Needs Support Too
When someone is diagnosed with kidney disease and begins dialysis, the people closest to them, spouses, parents, adult children, close friends, quietly take on a role that no one really prepares them for. They become caregivers. And while their focus is naturally on the person they love, what often goes unspoken is how much that role costs them.
The Emotional Weight of Kidney Disease Is Real
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. For the kidney community, that feels especially relevant, because kidney disease doesn't just affect the body. It reshapes daily life in ways that take a quiet and significant toll on mental health, and that part of the experience doesn't always get the attention it deserves.
Celebrating the Nurses Who Show Up for Kidney Patients Every Week
National Nurses Week runs May 6 through 12, and we'd be doing it wrong if we let it pass without spotlighting the nurses who work specifically in kidney care. Because nephrology nursing is its own thing, and the people who do it day in, day out deserve to be celebrated.
Our Partners
We can't do this work alone. The Northwest Kidney Council is grateful to have so many partners throughout the Pacific Northwest aligned with our mission to advance access to kidney care.
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