A healthcare worker clasps hands with a dialysis patient during treatment for support.

Kidney Care

Keeping care close to home.

Kidneys are the body’s natural filtration system. Without healthy, functioning kidneys, systems start to fail. Grand River Hospital is a regional centre for chronic kidney disease services in our communities.

Donate to Kidney Care

Chronic kidney disease results from a disruption to kidney function, resulting in the body’s inability to filter waste. As kidney disease advances, wastes continue to build, leading to disruption to other bodily functions, and damage to other organs. Many factors contribute to chronic kidney disease, such as injury or other illnesses. This diagnosis is the start of a long road of treatment and potentially transplant.

At Grand River Hospital, our renal clinics support the management of medical care and education to prevent chronic kidney disease. With the help of donors, like you, patients are supported through education, assessments, dialysis treatments, and, if eligible, referrals for transplants.

Grand River Hospital and Foundation have prioritized five key projects that will enable ongoing and improved patient experience through investments in programs and services. Your gift ensures our team is able to continue providing exceptional, patient-focused renal (kidney) care in our communities:

Connect

Ashley Howat
Chief Giving Officer
Kidney Care Lead
519-751-5847

ashley@grhf.ca
A healthcare worker chats with a patient receiving renal dialysis at the KW Campus.

Did You Know?

  • ✪ 1 in 10 Canadians has kidney disease
  • ✪ Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure
  • ✪ 50,000+ Canadians are being treated for kidney failure through dialysis or transplant
  • ✪ There is no cure for end-stage kidney disease
  • ✪ Dialysis treatments happen three times per week and take four to five hours per treatment
  • ✪ Dialysis costs nearly $100,000 per patient per year