University
Hospital, is a 400-bed tertiary care hospital in the West Hills of Portland.
The medicine service has approximately 120 beds. The University treats
a growing population of chronic hemodialysis patients, cared for in an
inpatient unit within the hospital, and in larger outpatient units, affiliated
with Renal Care Group. In addition, there are 10-25 adult patients on
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The combined nephrology
consultation service of University Hospital and the VAMC (see below) sees
an average of two to four new patients per day and performs 30-40 biopsies
per year. The renal transplant program currently performs more than 150
renal transplants per year. The nephrology consult service also has the
opportunity to see patients receiving liver, heart, lung, and bone marrow
transplants; surgical patients (including those in OHSU's Level I Trauma
Center); patients in the medical, surgical, and coronary intensive care
units; and obstetrical patients. Twenty to thirty patients are seen weekly
in the Nephrology and Hypertension Clinic, 30-50 patients are seen in
the Renal Transplant Clinic, which is held three times a week, and 5-10
patients are seen in the CAPD clinic every other week. More information
at OHSUhealth.com
Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center (VMAC)
The Portland VMAC is physically linked to University Hospital via a sky
bridge. The VAMC has approximately 70 beds on the medicine service, as
well as medical, surgery, and coronary intensive care units. It is the
only tertiary care VAMC hospital in the state, and it serves patients
from a large geographical area. The VAMC hemodialysis unit is located
in the hospital and treats approximately 36 patients with end-stage renal
disease. In addition, the hospital has a home dialysis and CAPD training
program. The inpatient consultation service, as described above, is combined
with that of University Hospital. Approximately 30 and 20 patients are
seen each week in the Nephrology Clinic and in the Hypertension Clinic,
respectively. Nephrology faculty, and occasionally fellows also participate
in a multi-disciplinary Diabetes Clinic.
University
Hospital, is a 400-bed tertiary care hospital in the West Hills of Portland.
The medicine service has approximately 120 beds. The University treats
a growing population of chronic hemodialysis patients, cared for in an
inpatient unit within the hospital, and in larger outpatient units, affiliated
with Renal Care Group. In addition, there are 10-25 adult patients on
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The combined nephrology
consultation service of University Hospital and the VAMC (see below) sees
an average of two to four new patients per day and performs 30-40 biopsies
per year. The renal transplant program currently performs more than 150
renal transplants per year. The nephrology consult service also has the
opportunity to see patients receiving liver, heart, lung, and bone marrow
transplants; surgical patients (including those in OHSU's Level I Trauma
Center); patients in the medical, surgical, and coronary intensive care
units; and obstetrical patients. Twenty to thirty patients are seen weekly
in the Nephrology and Hypertension Clinic, 30-50 patients are seen in
the Renal Transplant Clinic, which is held three times a week, and 5-10
patients are seen in the CAPD clinic every other week.