The kidneys play a vital role in removing waste, salt and extra water from the body, controlling blood pressure levels, and keeping safe levels of certain chemicals such as potassium, sodium and bicarbonate. When disease or injury prevent the kidneys from doing their job, your doctor may prescribe dialysis to assist the kidneys. USA Health is affiliated with Fresenius Kidney Care–USA Jaguar to provide treatment for patients with kidney failure.
Fresenius Kidney Care–USA Jaguar hours of operation are daily, 5 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Nephrology is the branch of medicine dedicated to caring for diseases and disorders of the kidney. Patients with end-stage kidney failure may be prescribed dialysis treatment by our nephrologists.
Fresenius Kidney Care–USA Jaguar offers free parking for all patients and visitors.
This facility offers free parking and complimentary Wi-Fi to patients and their guests.
Antonio Ward, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research fellow in the Drug Discovery Research Center at MCI, has been testing the effectiveness of an experimental RAS inhibitor called ANC 007 against aggressive cancers driven by a mutation in the RAS gene.
The goal of the study is to help determine how to better care for women who take part in the Bridge Program.
Jon Simmons, M.D., associate professor of surgery and pharmacology at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, was one of five faculty members recently awarded the 2019 USA College of Medicine Faculty Intramural Grants Research Award.
