The Dialysis Centre Bahamas is a new “state-of-the-art” dialysis facility with advanced technological machines from the leader in the field internationally, Fresenius Medical Care. The Dialysis Centre Bahamas (TDCB) is located at The Medical Pavilion Bahamas.
Fresenius Medical Care is the world leader in dialysis care equipment and facility management and has an outstanding record in Europe, Canada, the United States of America, and other developed and developing countries.
The International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of National Kidney Foundations have supported the establishment of a World Kidney Day since 2006, intending to make Governments, Health Administrations, and the Public aware of the burgeoning burden of Kidney Failure with its’ associated elevated cardiovascular risks in the form of heart attacks, sudden cardiac death, and stroke.
Diabetes and Hypertension together account for approximately two-thirds of the causes of Kidney Failure or End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), requiring dialysis treatment or kidney transplantation.
The Dialysis Centre, Bahamas Ltd., is cognizant of the impending increase in ESRD patients expected locally. The current limited facility space for providing such services in the public and private sectors has opened its facility to assist in addressing the current dialysis facility infrastructure limits extant in the private and public sectors and to provide high-quality dialysis treatments in an advanced, enhanced-care environment, supported by a highly- experienced team of specialized physicians and nurses.
The Dialysis Centre Bahamas, Ltd. was commissioned in May 2011. It is The First Fully Digital, No-reuse HemoDialysis Centre In The Bahamas and the Caribbean, with Fresenius's most recent model of dialysis machines. Its capacity is 20 dialysis stations, with all stations equipped for private entertainment, be it audio or visual, with their own individual TV and/or DVD screens. The unit has been designed to conform to international standards. There is a separate isolation room, and it has recently expanded its space to meet the increasing burden of patients in The Bahamas with kidney failure requiring dialysis treatment. A link will be established with the local kidney transplantation programme at Doctors Hospital, thus providing a pathway to comprehensive, full renal replacement modalities in the Bahamas.
The Management of The Dialysis Centre will be under the administration of Mrs. Christine Fernander, RN, a Dialysis-Certified Registered Nurse with extensive experience in the field. Dr. Adrian Sawyer, MB, BS, DM., will be the Clinical Director and Leader of the Team and Unit. Dr. Sawyer has been trained as a kidney specialist in Jamaica (University of the West Indies) and the United Kingdom (the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Tenovous Kidney Research Centre, and the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, the leading kidney transplant centre in Scotland). He is a member of several professional Kidney Organizations, including the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the Scottish Renal Association, the European Renal Association (ERA), and the National Kidney Foundation, as well as membership in the American Society of Hypertension (ASH). The combined clinical experiences and training of the Administrator and Medical Director speak volumes to the commitment to comprehensive, high-quality, dedicated, and modern care for patients with kidney failure (ESRD) in the Bahamas.
FEATURING:
Fully Digital, Non-Reuse Haemodialysis Centre
The Latest State-Of-The-Art Fresenius Dialysis Machines
Experienced, Qualified And Certified Dialysis Nurses
Wireless Internet Access
Capacity of 64 Patients and Expandable
Comfortable Lounge Chairs with Personal Cable TV
Regular Hours of Operations: 7 AM - 7PM
Director and Chief Nephrologist: Dr. Adrian Sawyer, MBBS, DM
Administrator: Christine Fernander, RN.
Our Team
Open visitation with only two visitors in a room at any given time. No one under 12 years of age may visit without permission .
