Dialysis Centers/Patient Resources

Now seeing patients at:

Dialysis Units:

Davita – Renal Center of Sewell

(Across from the Target)
Timberline Shopping Center
660 Woodbury Glassboro Rd, St 29, Sewell NJ, 08080
Home Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis,
In center-Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Fresenius Kidney Care – Swedesboro

301 Lexington Road, Building C, Swedesboro NJ, 08085
Home Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis,
In center-Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Fresenius Kidney Care – Woodbury

571 North Evergreen Ave., Woodbury NJ, 08096
In center-Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Fresenius Kidney Care – Deptford

1689 Delsea Drive, Deptford NJ, 08096
Home Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis,
In center-Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Patient Resources

Kidney Smart Education **Attend a no-cost kidney education class taught by certified educators**
KidneySmart.org / Near Me or call 732-655-4065 to schedule a class and ask the office for more information.

Kidney Stones Disease

What It Is:

Different substance collect in the tubes of the kidneys, forming stones

What Causes It:

Anything that makes it more likely for substances to precipitate in the tubes of the kidneys will cause it

How to Manage It:

  1. Fluid Intake: Enough fluid to urinate 2 liters a day
  2. Appropriate Diet:
    • Lower Animal Protein
    • High protein makes the urine more acid, which causes stones. It also increases the amount of calcium in the urine.
    • More Fruits and Vegetables: This makes the urine more basic, which makes stones less likely to form. It also puts more potassium in the urine, which makes stones less likely to form.
    • Low salt: Salt causes more calcium in the urine
    • High Calcium: -This blocks oxalate in the urine, which can also cause stones

Diabetic Kidney Disease

also known as Diabetic Nephropathy

What It Is:

Low kidney function caused by Diabetes This causes a higher Creatinine and a lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

What Causes It:

High Blood sugar is toxic to the kidneys

How to Manage It:

  1. Hemoglobin A1c should be 7 or less
  2. Protein in the urine should be less than 0.5 grams
  3. Blood Pressure should be less than 130/80
  4. All patients should be on an ACE Inhibitor or an Angiotensin Receptor Blocker unless there is a good reason not to be
  5. All patients should consider being on a SGLT-2 Inhibitor