Dialysis from the Comfort of Your Own Home? NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island Makes It Possible.

The dialysis program at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island has long been nationally recognized for its excellence. In January 2022, the hospital bolstered that reputation when it became the first in the United States to enable patients with end-stage kidney disease to transition directly from inpatient dialysis treatment to independent treatment at home. The new model of care is a major win for patients. Some 558,000 people in the United States with compromised kidney function require a dialysis machine to help filter toxins from the blood and remove excess fluid and salt. Traditionally, this only happens in hospitals or outpatient dialysis centers and requires three to four office visits a week. But now qualified patients at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island can take advantage of a compact, automated dialysis machine, approved for home use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April 2020.