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Patient Newsletters

Spring 2007 (format: PDF, size: 458 kb) -- articles -- Western PA Kidney Kamp, Getting to Know Fistulas, My Fistula Story - Patient Perspectives, Knowing Your Numbers: Part 1 - Maintaining Healthy Bones, Renal Friendly Recipe, Poetry Corner, Fluid Tips for Summer, Be Safe! Be Prepared!

Winter 2006 (format: PDF, size: 491 kb) -- articles -- Focus on Transplant, Getting the Call: A Personal Account, Preparing For A Kidney Transplant: Frequently Asked Questions, Second Time Around, Paired Kidney Donation, The Hardest Part, Puzzle Fun

Spring 2006 (format: PDF, size: 598 kb) -- articles -- Nocurnal Hemodialysis, Fistula First Project Update, Network 4 Appoints New Executive Director, Renal Replacement Therapies, Conquering Your Fistula Fear, Are You Shortening Your Dialysis Time?, Renal Friendly Recipes, Be Safe! Be Prepared!, Medicare Part D, Get Immunized!, What Are My Options If I Have A Grievance?, Medicare's Dialysis Facility Compare Website, The Fistula Five, Fun and Games

Spring 2005 (format: PDF, size: 474 kb) -- articles -- Focus on Fistula, Longest Lasting Fistula Contest Winner, What Do You Want To Know About a Fistula?, Access Resources Available on the Internet, Kidney Disease Across Generations: One Family's Perspective, Safety Precautions for You: National Patient Safety Awareness, Patient Safety BINGO, Bridges to Rehabilitation, Medicare Has Information On Quality of Care and Resources For You, Am I Normal?, Saying Thanks, ESRD Network 4 Complaint and Grievance Process

Spring 2004 (format: PDF, size: 332 kb) -- articles -- Focus on Fistula, A Patient's Perspective, Longest Lasting Fistula Contest Information, Am I Normal?, Making Vascular Access Your First Choice, Working For You: Patient Services Coordinator and Network News Editor, Is Home Dialysis an Option For You?, Charles In Charge: Lessons From the Heart, Visit Us on the Web, Working For You: ESRD Complaint and Grievance Process

Facility Newsletters

Fall 2007 (format: PDF, size: 772 kb) -- articles -- PennDel CKD Partnership, Long Term Care, Network 4 Appoints New Executive Director, Fistula First Update, Forms Submissions: CMS-2728 & CMS-2746 Requirements, Disaster Planning: Preparing for a Pandemic Influenza, Disaster Planning: General Facility Guidelines, Are You Ready for the Future of ESRD Data Collection?, Meet the Data Staff, Announcing Our Newly Designed Home on the Web, Data Processing Statistics, Flu Season Alert: Got Your Shot?, Calendar of Events

Spring 2006 (format: PDF, size: 451 kb) -- articles -- Employer Recognition Project, PennDel CKD Partnership, Patient Safety Data Results, Network 4 Appoints New Executive Director, Fistula First Update, Hurricane Relief Drive, Why You May Need C.O.N.F.L.I.C.T., Fistula First Preferred Status Units, Customer Service Survey Results, Data Department Update, Word Search Game Update and the RSN Meeting, Medicare Improves Customer Service by Drug Plans, Calendar of Events

Winter 2005 (format: PDF, size: 571 kb) -- articles -- Fistula First: A National Challenge, Our Peers Awarded for Excellence, A Recognition of Co-Authors, A Tangled Web We Weave, Dr. Charles Schleifer Named Chair of the Patient and Family Council-Executive Committee, Communication Skills for Providing Quality Care, Finding a "Winning" Fistula, Proud to be in Network 4, Information Update, The Importance of Your Provider Directory Validation Sheets, Data Department Update, Crown/VISION Update

Winter 2004 (format: PDF, size: 332 kb) -- articles -- Fistula First: A National Challenge, ESRD Network 4 Has a New Team Member, Fistula First: Concepts for Change, Fistula First: Action Plan, Data Department Update, Crown/VISION Update

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