{"id":11712,"date":"2021-07-15T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westgatehillshc.com\/?p=11712"},"modified":"2024-04-04T16:04:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:04:32","slug":"westgate-hills-rehabilitation-healthcare-center-launches-ckd-management-program-with-onsite-hemodialysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westgatehillshc.com\/westgate-hills-rehabilitation-healthcare-center-launches-ckd-management-program-with-onsite-hemodialysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Westgate Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Launches
CKD Management Program with Onsite Hemodialysis\u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"
Top\u202fNephrologist\u202fHeading\u202fInitiative BALTIMORE, Md., July 14, 2021 \u2013\u202fWestgate\u202fHills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center\u202fhas launched a\u202fChronic Kidney Disease\u202f(CKD) Management Program\u202fwith onsite hemodialysis, naming\u202fboard-certified nephrologist\u202fYoussef Hokayem, MD,\u202fas its director.\u202fLocated at 10 North Rock Glen Road\u202fin Baltimore,\u202fthe\u202f120-bed skilled nursing facility\u202fprovides post-hospital care, short-term rehab, and long-term residential care.<\/p>\n Westgate Hills\u2019 program provides\u202fspecialized care and services to patients with CKD and related diagnoses, aiming to preserve kidney function and prevent further decline through a balance of treatment and education.\u202fThis includes protocols to reduce symptoms, decrease disability, increase quality of\u202flife\u202f, and promote independence. Westgate Hills\u2019 onsite hemodialysis den\u202foperates in partnership with Concerto<\/a>, an industry leader in nursing home dialysis.<\/p>\n \u201cWestgate Hills\u2019 CKD initiative responds to a specific area need,\u201d noted Nikki\u202fGachot, regional director of market development at Marquis Health Consulting Services, which supports the facility.\u202f\u201cDr. Hokayem is highly regarded for his work in nephrology and has specialized expertise in hemodialysis in the nursing home setting. Westgate Hills is pleased to have him lead this initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Hokayem serves as the medical director of Washington Nephrology Associates. He is affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Top\u202fNephrologist\u202fHeading\u202fInitiative at\u202fBaltimore Skilled Nursing\u202fFacility\u202f\u202f BALTIMORE, Md., July 14, 2021 \u2013\u202fWestgate\u202fHills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center\u202fhas launched a\u202fChronic Kidney Disease\u202f(CKD) Management Program\u202fwith onsite hemodialysis, naming\u202fboard-certified nephrologist\u202fYoussef Hokayem, MD,\u202fas its director.\u202fLocated at 10 North Rock Glen Road\u202fin Baltimore,\u202fthe\u202f120-bed skilled nursing facility\u202fprovides post-hospital care, short-term rehab, and long-term residential care. Westgate Hills\u2019 program provides\u202fspecialized care and services to patients […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nat\u202fBaltimore Skilled Nursing\u202fFacility\u202f\u202f <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n