SOME FREE SERVICES FOR KIDNEY PATIENTS

Daily we see many people suffering with kidney problems & spending lots of money for their health. For them a GOOD NEWS.
TANKER Foundation is offer Some free services to Patients who are suffering with kidney
problems. They offer free FreeDialysis,Fistula Surgery...............etc.,

Their Activities & Services are :

Dialysis: A person suffering from kidney failure can survive only when he/she undergoes dialysis or a kidney transplantation. Haemodialysis involves the use of an artificial kidney termed “Dialyser”, which emulates the functions of a normal kidney. It needs to be done 2-3 times a week and is expensive. TANKER endeavors to make dialysis affordable for those patients who otherwise cannot afford it. Under our “Sponsor a dialysis” scheme from March 2001 to March. 2009, 13037 free dialysis have been given. At present 30% of Dialysis in all 3 Units is being given free of cost, thanks to SUN Foundation and other regular donors. We are performing 300 free dialysis every month. Altogether, upto March 2009, 55278 dialysis have been done for 543 patients. At present there are 128 patientsin all our units.

Financial Contributions: The Foundation helps poor patients from all over India by offering them one-time contributions ranging from Rs.1,500/- to Rs.20,000/- towards dialysis, transplantation, investigation and post-transplantation medication costs. Upto March 2009 financial help for dialysis, transplantation, medication and investigation costs has been given to the tune of Rs. 49.20 lakhs helping 762 patients.

Fistula Surgery: For the purpose of dialysis, a fistula is created surgically, where the surgeon joins a vein to an artery in the area of the wrist. Impure blood is first drawn from the fistula on the patient's wrist, passed through the dialyser and machine and clean blood is returned to the patient. Fistula surgery costs around Rs. 7,000/- to Rs. 10,000/- in a private hospital. TANKER Foundation facilitates free fistula surgeries to the needy. Upto March 2009, sponsored free fistula surgeries for 55 patients.

Ist Dialysis Unit -
Kilpauk THE REKHA MEMORIAL TANKER FOUNDATION SUBSIDIZED DIALYSIS UNIT766,Poonamalle High Road,Kilpauk,Chennai-600010.Ph: 044-42857272.
This unit has 11 dialysis machines with 63 out-patients. We do 500 dialysis per month out of which 150 dialysis are given free.

2nd Dialysis Unit -
Ambattur Rotary Club HospitalTHE RENNY ABRAHAM TANKER FOUNDATION AMBATTUR ROTARY SUBSIDIZED DIALYSIS UNITIST MAIN Road,Ambattur Industrial Estate,Chennai-600058.Ph: 044-42060509.
This unit has 5 dialysis machines. We have 27 out-patients. We do 230 dialysis per month out of which 50 are given free.

3rd Dialysis Unit -
Madurai TANKER FOUNDATION MADURAI SUBSIDIZED DIALYSIS UNITNo.3, Race Course RoadChokkikulam, Madurai – 625 002. Ph.No : 95 452 2525690.
This unit has 6 dialysis machines; one dialysis machine is used for positive hepatitis B and C patients. We have 35 out-patients. Here 255 dialysis are done out of which 70 are given free.

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