Patient Newsletters
Fall 2009 (format: PDF, size: 387 kb) -- articles -- Highs and Lows of Blood Pressure, Know Your Numbers (BUN and Serum Creatinine), Tips for Caring for Your Dialysis Access, Vocational Rehabilitation, Transplant as an Option, Online Resources, The Role of Network 4, Dialysis Facility Compare, Flu Prevention Tips
Fun Insert - Word Find Challenge and Renal Friendly Recipes (format: PDF, size: 290 kb)
Summer 2009 (format: PDF, size: 918 kb) -- articles -- Connecting With Fellow Patients, Know Your Numbers (Lipids, Kt/V, URR and Hemoglobin), Network 4 & You - Frequently Asked Questions, tips for Caring for Your Dialysis Access, Utilizing the Internet for Diet Information, It's Not All In Your Head, Care Conference: Being a Key Member of the Team, Dialysis Facility Compare, H1N1 Flu Prevention Tips, Renal Friendly Recipes
Fun Insert - Word Find Challenge and Renal Friendly Recipe (format: PDF, size: 180 kb)
Get Ready Insert - Disaster Preparedness Begins with You (format: PDF, size: 285 kb)
Winter 2008 (format: PDF, size: 541 kb) -- articles -- Patient Care Technicians Recognized, Employer Recognition Awards, The Recipe Corner, Knowing Your Numbers: Potassium, Never Say Thirst / Say Dry Mouth!, Getting Back to Work, Poet's Corner, Dialysis Facility Compare, Network 4 Compliant & Grievance Process
Summer 2008 (format: PDF, size: 597 kb) -- articles -- Knowing Your Numbers! Understanding Albumin, Don't Cover Up the Naked Arm, Network 4: Listening to You ~ Frequently Asked Questions, Albumin Control Tips, Renal Friendly Recipe, Flu Season is Here! Flu Prevention is for Everyone!, Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease
Summer 2008 Insert (format: PDF, size: 239 kb)
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
Winter 2010 (format: PDF, size: 1.5 mb) -- articles -- Network 4 QI Project - FISTULA FIRST, Five Diamond Patient Safety Program, Reducing Involuntary Discharges, FFBI Develops Two New Change Concepts, Network 4 QI Project - IMMUNIZATIONS, Winter Weather & Disaster Preparedness, CROWNWeb Phase 2 Update, Network 4 QI Project - ANEMIA MANAGEMENT, Network 4 QI Project - LAB DATA COLLECTION, Look Out!, A Goodwill Trip to Kenya, World Kidney Day, Network 4 To Join Networks 9/10, H1N1 Update, and Save the Date
- Insert: Creating the Ideal Vascular Access Culture (format: PDF, size: 198 kb) -- Join us for a special educational program on March 16, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. See www.esrdnetwork4.org/webex for information on how to register.
- Also included with this Facility Newsletter was an evaluation of our publication and of your unit's preparedness for emergencies -- Submit a Printable Evaluation (format: PDF, size: 218 kb) to the Network 4 office, or you can submit your evaluation ONLINE. We ask that you submit your evaluation by March 19, 2010.
Winter 2008 (format: PDF, size: 1.8 mb) -- articles -- New Conditions for Coverage (CfC), CROWNWeb, Highlights From the New Conditions for Coverage, CfC: Important Dates, CfC: Excerpts on Facility Relationships and Responsibilities, Staffing Changes - Keep the Network Informed, CfC: Patient Grievances and Involuntary Discharge, Challenging Patient Situations - Tools to Assist You, Less Stress: A DPC Success Story, CfC: Disaster Preparedness Highlights, Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI), Quality Improvement Topics, CfC: Vascular Access Monitoring and Surveillance, PennDel CKD Partnership, CROWNWeb Step One: Facility Details, How I See Things From My Chair, Thank You, Denny!!, National Influenza Vaccination Week, Our Staff, Calendar of Events, Thank You, Holiday Greetings
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
