The Mount Sinai Hemodialysis Program is designed to provide convenient, effective dialysis treatment for any patient requiring chronic kidney replacement therapy. Mount Sinai offers the highest level of care with state-of-the-art hemodialysis machines and a multidisciplinary team approach aimed at treating both the medical and the emotional needs of our patients. Our extended hours of operation and flexible scheduling process enable patients to receive the care they need while maintaining an active, healthy lifestyle. The Mount Sinai Hemodialysis Program greatly values patient participation. Our staff regularly meets with patients and patient representatives to develop new programs directed towards improving the dialysis experience and enhancing patient education. Furthermore, our formal affiliations with the Mount Sinai Vascular Surgery Department, the Mount Sinai Interventional Radiology Department, and the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute allow us to provide comprehensive care for patients with end-stage kidney disease.

History of Hemodialysis at Mount Sinai

In 1945, Dr. Wilhelm Kolff, a Dutch physician, successfully dialyzed a patient with acute kidney failure using a “rotating drum” hemodialysis system. After World War II, Dr. Kolff accepted an invitation to Mount Sinai to train physicians in the use of his artificial kidney machine. Shortly thereafter, Drs. Alfred P. Fishman and Irving Kroop performed the first hemodialysis in the United States at Mount Sinai in 1947. Since then, the Mount Sinai Hemodialysis Program has evolved and expanded to meet the growing need for hemodialysis treatment, whether it is in the form of chronic therapy delivered on an outpatient basis or acute therapy delivered during an inpatient hospitalization.

What is Hemodialysis?

When a patients’ kidneys fail to function properly, waste products that the kidneys normally clear build up in the bloodstream. As the levels of these toxins rise, the patient may begin to feel sluggish and nauseated. If left untreated, kidney failure can result in seizures, coma, and eventual death. Hemodialysis removes these waste products by running a patient’s blood through a dialysis filter several times a week.  After the hemodialysis machine has cleaned the “sick” blood of waste products, the “healthy” blood is returned to the patient. Using one of several types of vascular access devices, such as a catheter, AV fistula, or AV graft, we are able to perform hemodialysis for three to four hours a day, three days a week.

Contact Us
To schedule an appointment, please call (212) 241-4060

To contact a unit directly:
94th Street Dialysis unit
Tel: (212) 987-7208
Fax: (212) 987-7904

Renal Treatment Center
Tel: (212) 241-8081
Fax: (212) 369-9330