Patients
Welcome to the Patient section Serving the NKF Serving West Texas web site. Here you will find information about chronic kidney disease, dialysis, and much more.
Our Programs & Services
The NKF Serving West Texas is dedicated to preventing kidney and urinary tract disease, improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation.
While our programs are currently targeted at helping those who are currently afflicted with kidney disease, our hope is to expand our services to include early intervention programs, specifically in minority communities with little access to health care, and services to support every stage of kidney disease up to and including post transplantation.
As a healthcare organization we realize the importance of early intervention and continued support. Please see the list of our current programs and continue to check back with us to view the expansion of the population that we serve.
Patient & Family Support Group
West Texas Transplant & Dialysis Support Group
The support group meets for the encouragement, education, and advocacy of the transplant, dialysis patient, and their family members and caregivers.
Date: Last Tuesday of the Month
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Place: McInturff Conference Center at UMC Hospital
2nd Floor, Southwest Entrance
602 Indiana Avenue
Lubbock, TX
For information call Amie Duemer, LMSW, (806) 761-0710
Transplant Social Woarker at UMC
KEEP
The Kidney Early Evaluation Program is a free kidney health screening program designed to raise awareness about kidney disease among high risk individuals and provides free testing and educational information, so that kidney disease and its' complication can be prevented or delayed. Please check the location for a screening near you.
People Like Us
People Like Us is a growing movement to empower, educate and enable people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), transplant recipients, donors and family members to become effective advocates on issues related to their health. People Like Us includes the diverse perspectives and wealth of expertise provided by members of the NKF's three long established constituent councils:
