Clinics & Centres

Home Hemodialysis Unit

Home hemodialysis allows nephrology patients to undergo dialysis treatment at home. Patients connnect themselves (usually a large vein in the arm) with tubing to the dialysis machine.

There are two kinds of home hemodialysis:

1) Intermittent dialysis: patients dialyze at home every other day
2) Nocturnal dialysis: patients dialyze overnight, while they sleep

Our services:

• Provide six-week training program to educate patients and family members about home hemodialysis, including how to insert needles, operate machinery, disinfect equipment and monitor water treatment systems
• Operate a weekly clinic staffed by nephrologists, to provide patient check-ups as needed (patients visit on an occasional basis, usually every 4-6 weeks)
• Provide nephrology support to Dialysis Management Clinic and self-care dialysis patients

Contact Us
Toronto General Hospital
Eaton South
3rd Floor, Room 415
Tel: (416) 340-3736

Hemodialysis Clinic:
Toronto General Hospital
12 North
Tel: (416) 340-4800 ext. 2860
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