National ESRD Census Data

National ESRD Data as of December 31, 2023:

The 18 ESRD Networks serve 7,609 dialysis centers and 228 transplant centers in the United States and its territories.

As of December 31, 2023, the facilities above were treating 518,070 patients on dialysis and 293,725 patients with a functioning kidney transplant in the US.

Of those patients receiving dialysis, 434,153 receive in-center hemodialysis, 79,533 receive dialysis at home and 4,384 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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