The Kidney Disease Treatment & Transplant Program at Rush Children’s Hospital provides evaluation and treatment for pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease and acute renal failure. The patients range in ages from neonatal to young adult.

The unit provides the following:

• Outpatient chronic maintenance of peritoneal and hemodialysis
• Inpatient acute peritoneal dialysis using manual or automated equipment
• Inpatient acute hemodialysis, hemoperfusion and hemofiltration
• Home training for peritoneal dialysis using manual or automated equipment
• Educational support and psychosocial services as provided by the multidisciplinary team
• Assessments of pediatric growth and development

This program features a multidisciplinary staff of medical specialists, surgeons, nurses and other professionals with expertise in caring for children with renal disease and failure. We are deeply committed to a comprehensive post-transplant patient care program.