Nations’ Kidney Community Announces Major Initiative to Develop Quality Metrics to Assess Dialysis Provider Performance
Kidney Care Partners, Kidney Care Quality Alliance to Evaluate Measures to Improve Quality, OutcomesRead More
IKCA Member Spotlight: Isaac Palmer, MATCCH Foundation
Isaac Palmer is the President of the MATCCH Foundation.Read More
Illinois could incentivize employers to give living organ donors 30 days paid time off
A woman who endured years of kidney disease on dialysis is now calling on lawmakers to enhance benefits for living organ donors.Read More
IKCA Member Spotlight: Ansel T. Johnson, O.D., Healthy Living With A Vision Foundation
Ansel T. Johnson, O.D., CEO and Founder of Healthy Living With A Vision FoundationRead More
Column: Chicago couple undergoes state’s first kidney transplant between HIV-positive patients. ‘They are really pioneers.’
Al Morales learned he needed a new kidney in late 2017. He had a seizure around Halloween that year that left him blind in one eye, and a series of tests revealed chronic kidney disease.Read More
IKCA Member Spotlight: Tom Hughes, Illinois Public Health Association
Tom Hughes is the Executive Director of the Illinois Public Health AssociationRead More
IKCA Member Spotlight: Ross Betts, American Renal Associates
Ross Betts is the Director of Government Affairs at American Renal Associates.Read More
OPINION | Addressing health care disparities in the Black community during the COVID-19 pandemic
Black History Month – a time to educate and reflect on the significant role African Americans have played in our country – comes this year with a special poignancy.Read More
IKCA Member Spotlight: Rodney Johnson, One Health Englewood
Rodney Johnson is the executive director of One Health Englewood Tell us about your organization and the work you do there. One Health Englewood is a community-based organization dedicated to improving the health of Greater Englewood and surrounding communities. We strive to achieve this by using the public health tools of health literacy, advocacy, research,…Read More
Illinois Kidney Care Alliance Reaches Thirty Members Amid COVID Concerns
Two organizations are most recent additions, joining IKCA as alliance embarks on second year of educating the public and advocating for kidney patientsRead More