Holiday dialysis: the centers in Alghero, Porto Torres and Sassari are also open to tourists
Part in Asl of Sassari the project that will see tourists perform the dialysis in the centers of Alghero, Porto Torres and Sassari. Until September 30th they will be carried out further three hundred dialysis dedicated to tourists which is added to the others 31,200 of “fixed dialysis patients”, those residents who are followed by healthcare professionals throughout the year.
“The purpose of dialysis is not only to extend life, but also to improve its quality: the effectiveness of the therapy is also measured on the possibility for the patient to lead an almost normal life and therefore to be able to travel and go on holidays, live a life like that of your loved ones. For this reason the ASL n. 1, thanks to the collaboration with the staff of SC Nephrology and Dialysis, has set up a project to meet the needs of the many tourists who frequent the coasts of northern Sardinia and who need dialysis assistance to plan their stay”.
“The artificial kidney is used in cases of blockage and severe renal failure and allows the blood to be purified from the metabolic waste present in it. The blood, passing through various filters, is put back into circulation and purified. Nephropathic patients must periodically undergo hemodialysis treatment to replace renal function: in 80% of patients the treatment is performed three times a week, with a duration of approximately four hours for each session”.
The Dialisi Vacanze project includes “kidneys” dedicated to tourists who will work three times a week: to access the service simply send an email to [email protected], specifying:
In the’object: the chosen dialysis centre, Alghero, Porto Torres or Sassari (San Camillo)
In the body of the email: dates on which they would like to carry out dialysis and telephone contact
Following receipt and evaluation of the request, a response email will follow.
To the tourists who this year will be followed in the summer period by the doctors of the ASL 1 centers are also added the “fixed dialysis patients”, those patients who are followed in the Sassari centers throughout the year: there are 200 people who go three times a week for dialysis, between Alghero, Bono, Ozieri, Porto Torres, Sassari and Thiesi, for a total of 31,200 dialysis treatments provided in the twelve months of the year.
The General Manager of the ASL of Sassari
“This service aims to be a sign of civility and inclusion towards our population which must necessarily also pass through the health services offered by the local network: being able to count on a dialysis service close to your holiday destination allows you to enjoy, safely and efficiently regardless of illness, of one’s free time in the company of one’s loved ones”, declared the general director of the ASL of Sassari, Flavius Senses who immediately approved the project drawn up by the service manager, Doctor Joanna Pisanu: “I thank all the staff who, with a great gesture of altruism, stepped forward to guarantee an additional service aimed at tourists,” said Pisanu.
