Nephron Information Center's Kidney Disaster Site

HURRICANE SEASON

ATLANTIC

• Hurricane IDA Public Advisory Number 22A
  www.nhc.noaa.gov
  
• Hurricane IDA Forecast Discussion Number 22
  www.nhc.noaa.gov
  
• Hurricane IDA Aviso Publico Number 22
  www.nhc.noaa.gov
  
• Hurricane IDA Public Advisory Number 22
  www.nhc.noaa.gov
  
• Hurricane IDA Wind Speed Probabilities Number 22
  www.nhc.noaa.gov
  

UPDATE

PUBLIC EMERGENCY - SWINE FLU

• Latest CDC news - Twitter
• Gripe Porcina
• AMA: Swine Flu
• Medicare flu site
• Pubmed Resources
• Genetic sequencing
• Pandemic flu - gov

• UPDATE: Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending February 20, 2010
  www2c.cdc.gov
  
• UPDATE: Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30, 2009 to February 20, 2010
  www2c.cdc.gov
  
• Questions and Answers: Underlying Health Conditions Among Adults and Children Hospitalized with 2009 H1N1
  www2c.cdc.gov
  
• NEW: Questions and Answers: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2009 H1N1 Flu Modules for Influenza-like Illness (ILI) and Vaccination
  www2c.cdc.gov
  
• New: Question and Answer - 2009 H1N1 Impact by Race and Ethnicity
  www2c.cdc.gov
  

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Use http://hh.nephron.com to check from cell phone or PDA

Disaster and Weather News

• In a maneuver described as "shocking," Senators allow doctors to get a 21% cut in Medicare payments for Service
  www.ama-assn.org
  
• Congratulations to Tom Parker, AAKP Medal of Excellence Winner for 2010
  www.aakp.org
  
• Nephronline: Merging reimbursement for home training into the proposed bundle is a serious mistake
  nephronline.com
  
• Kidney Beginnings Live in Houston October 3
  nephron.com
  
• Grady Hospital Dialysis Unit - Fly Patients to Their Home Country
  www.ajc.com
  

HELPFUL RESOURCES

• ready.gov (Homeland security emergency preparedness site)
• ESRD emergency preparedness (developed by TEEC))
• NOAA HURRICANE PAGE (Essential storm and weather information)
• GET YOUR STORMTRACKER HERE
• NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
• MOBILE DEVICE SITE:hh.nephron.com
• KCER (CMS funded ESRD coalition)
• Demco Hurricane Tracker
• Demco Hurricane Preplist
• HD Evacuee Form (print first)
• PD Evacuee Form (print first)
• Instructions for Evac Interactive Forms - "ReadMe"
• HD Evac Interactive Form(complete online then print - no data saved)
• PD Evac Interactive Form(complete online then print - no data saved)
• KIDNEY EMERGENCY HOTLINE 1-888-335-4363
• DAVITA EMERGENCY HOTLINE 1-800-400-8331

PATIENTS - DO THIS NOW

• Place medications and history securely online at AAKP
• Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER)
• DOWNLOAD KCER CONTACT CARD
• WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Texas Emergency ESRD Coalition (TEEC)
• PATIENTS - Enroll in 211
• READY (eng) READY (eng)
• READY (sp) READY (sp)
• TEEC Tools
• EMSystem

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• National Dialysis Coalition Patient Form (MS Excel)
• If you do not have MS Excel, download free viewer
• FMQAI - Emergency Preparedness - English and Spanish
• CMS Emergency Preparedness Manual
• CDC Hurricane Page for Professionals
• FDA Hurricane Site
• CDC Hurricane Page
• E-Source Hurricane Page
• New Orleans Web Page
• Hurricane Evacuee Medical Intake Form
• Health Care Professionals and Relief Personnel Worker Page
• USDA page
• NRAA Kidney Disaster Preparedness Page

BIRD FLU RESOURCES




GET READY

• www.prepareyourfamily.org
• www.72hour.org
• Disaster preparedness comic
• NOAA

HOUSING

• Hurricane Housing Page

SUPPORT SITES

• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Administration)
• HHS Disaster Site
• American Red Cross

RESOURCE PAGES

• NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
• Epocrates Hurricane Info
• Red Cross Disaster Guide
• MS Excel Viewer in case Excel is not on your computer
• CDC: Keep It With You - Med Info Form
• CMS Emergency Service Fact Sheet
• TIPS FOR HURRICANE DISASTERS
• NKF Press Release
• Statement from OCR: HIPAA rules during Katrina
• Transient Form (Adobe Acrobat)
• nephron.com DISASTER PLAN
• Preparing for Emergencies
• American Kidney Fund
• Preparing for Disasters (English)
• CMS Advisory September 2, 2005
• Preparing for Disasters (Spanish)
• Boil Water Advisory
• Vibrio Vulnificus
• Norwalk-like Virus
• Vibrio after Katrina
• Reopening a dialysis unit that has been been without power and water for a time
• CMS: Survey Certification Emergency Preparedness

FIND MISSING PERSONS

• Microsoft Database
• American Red Cross
• Yahoo Boards

RENAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Renal Physicians Association (RPA)
• American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
• National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
• American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
• American Nephrology Nurses Association ANNA)
• American Kidney Fund

Network Info

• Forum of ESRD Networks
  States:United States of America
  Phone:804-794-2586
  1527 Hugeunot Road
  Midlothian, Va 23114
  Dialysis Units in the USA
  
• ESRD Network of New England
  States:Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
  Phone:203-387-9332
  Network 1 Units
  
• IPRO/ ESRD Network New York
  States:New York
  Phone:516-209-5578
  Patients:800-238-3773
  Network 2 Units
  
• 3 Trans Atlantic Renal Council
  States:New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands
  Phone:1-609-490-0310
  Patients:1-888-877-8400
  Network 3 Units
  
• ESRD Network 4
  States:Pennsylvania
  Phone:412-325-2250
  Patients:800-548-9205
  Network 4 Units
  
• 5 Mid Atlantic Renal Coalition
  States:District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia
  Phone:804-794-3757
  Patients:866-651-6272
  Network 5 Units
  
• 6 Southeastern Kidney Council
  States:North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
  Phone:919-855-0882:
  Patients:800-524-7139
  Network 6 Units
  
• FMQAI - Florida ESRD Network
  States:Florida
  Phone:813-383-1530
  Patients:800-826-3773
  Network 7 Units
  
• Network 8 Inc.
  States:Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee
  Phone:601-936-9260
  Patients:877-936-9260
  Network 8 Units
  
• The Renal Network, Inc.
  States:Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio
  Phone:317-257-8265
  Network 9 Units
  Network 10 Units
  
• Renal Network 11
  States:Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
  Phone:651-644-9877
  Patients:800-973-3773
  Network 11 Units
  
• Heartland Kidney Network
  States:Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
  Phone:816-880-9990
  Patients:800-444-9965
  Network 12 Units
  
• ESRD Network 13
  States:Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma
  Phone:405-942-6000
  Patients:800-472-8664
  Network 13 Units
  
• ESRD Network 14
  States:Texas
  Phone:972-503-3215
  Patients:877-886-4435
  Network 14 Units
  
• 15 Intermountain ESRD Network
  States:Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New mexico, Wyoming
  Phone:303-831-8818
  Patients:800-783-8818
  Network 15 Units
  
• Northwest Renal Network (Network 16)
  States:Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
  Phone:206-923-0714
  Network 16 Units
  
• Western Pacific Renal Network, LLC
  States:Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Saipan, Northern California
  Phone:206-923-0714
  Patients:800) 232-3773
  Network 17 Units
  
• Southern California Renal Disease Council
  States:Southern California
  Phone:323-962-2020
  Patients:800-637-4767
  Network 18 Units