(Beaver Dam) SSM Health’s dialysis centers in Beaver Dam and Waupun will be consolidating into one location. The newly remodeled facility will be located at N8131 Kellom Road in Beaver Dam, off Highway 151. SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital has been offering outpatient dialysis services for patients who live with end-stage renal disease for more than 50 years.
Dialysis is the process of removing excess water and toxins from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer perform these functions naturally. SSM health officials say the demand for dialysis services has grown across the country due in part to an aging population who often experience a higher rate of kidney-related diseases.
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of kidney failure and has dramatically increased in the United States. The National Institutes of Health estimates more than one in 10 Americans over the age of 20 suffers from diabetes.
The 7,900-square-foot facility will feature 16 patient care stations and one isolation station for high-risk patients. SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital will have the capacity to treat up to 64 patients per week.
The new facility will provide more patient care space; large windows in the treatment area; a more spacious lobby area for welcoming environment; enhanced parking; newer facilities equipment, such as heating and cooling, and water systems. Construction on the $2.5-million-dollar project is slated to begin in December with the completion goal of next spring.
