National ESRD Census Data
National ESRD Data as of September 30, 2024:
The 18 ESRD Networks serve 7,577 dialysis centers and 224 transplant centers in the United States and its territories.
As of September 30, 2024, the facilities above were treating 518,970 patients on dialysis and 309,078 patients with a functioning kidney transplant in the US.
Of those patients receiving dialysis, 434,189 receive in-center hemodialysis, 79,831 receive dialysis at home and 4,950 receive dialysis in a nursing home or skilled nursing facility.
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The National Forum of ESRD Networks. Quarterly National ESRD Census www.esrdnetworks.org. Advocating for the organizations that monitor the quality of chronic kidney disease, dialysis and kidney transplant care in the USA. Date of data release, as of [add data release date here]. Accessed date [add access date here].
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