Bitterroot Health announced the organization will bring outpatient dialysis services to the Bitterroot Valley in Montana, an NBC affiliate reports.
Bitterroot Health will partner with Dialysis Clinic Incorporated, Community Medical Center and Tigris Nephrology to provide a dedicated facility to patients in Hamilton.
Recent Medicare data showed dozens of Medicare patients in Ravalli County were in need of dialysis services.
Currently, Tigris Nephrology based out of Missoula, in partnership with Bitterroot Health offers clinic services on the main campus in Hamilton. While patients can be seen in office for consultations with a nephrologist, if they need dialysis treatment, they then travel to Missoula. Dialysis treatments are typically done three times a week, with each treatment taking 3-4 hours to perform. Read more.
