Renal
St. Paul’s Hospital is an international leader in the research and treatment of chronic kidney disease, improving countless lives. And it’s changing the culture of kidney transplantation.
We’re actively working toward a future where people with kidney disease live even longer and more productive lives.
A future where research offers cures for some kidney diseases and virtually eliminates the need for dialysis. In our vision, community-based resources and outreach ensure all British Columbians have equitable access to care as long as they need it, transplantation is the standard treatment as kidney function declines, and a well-matched kidney is available from a large pool of living donors.
With your partnership, we can make this future a reality.
“I’m very grateful for my health, my donors, and the first-class care I’ve received from the team at St. Paul’s Hospital. Today, my kidney donor and I are both doing excellent. Your support made our long journey a reality. We hope more experiences like ours can be shared in the future.”
Scott Canning
Life-changing kidney care
St. Paul’s Hospital has set a global benchmark for excellence and innovation.
That’s due, in part, to the Kidney Program’s collaborative, compassionate, and multidisciplinary approach to caring for patients.
The team partners with patients to personalize care solutions that meet their needs. Staff share a common goal of helping slow the progression of their disease and, if it does worsen, of supporting patients while they await transplants.
In fact, the compassionate relationships between patients and the Kidney Program team are so strong and significant to each patient that the 6th floor is often lovingly referred to as their second home.
The range of services for kidney patients includes:
- Clinical care
- Transplant services
- Dialysis
- Research
- Training and education
- Vascular access
- Unique kidney donor registries
Your gift to renal care has extraordinary meaning. For people living with kidney disease and its complications, it’s hope. It’s life. It’s everything.
Improving access to care
St. Paul’s Kidney Program is working to improve care for people whose access is hampered for any reason.
People with kidney disease require life-long care and monitoring. Those who live close to BC’s larger towns and cities tend to have the best access to the expertise and facilities needed to manage their condition. Yet even within these larger communities, many people can’t access the care they need.
Donor generosity enables us to offer initiatives like:
- Telehealth, which digitally connects patients, St. Paul’s Hospital specialists, and local caregivers
- Better integration of hospital- and community-based services
- Outreach visits by St. Paul’s Hospital’s kidney team
- Training and education for caregivers
- Access to home or overnight dialysis
- Financial support for those who must travel for care through the Renal Community Fund
With you as our partner, we can offer the best kidney care to those who need it, when they need it.
The Angus Reid Scholarship
Bridging health care disparities for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Indigenous Peoples have kidney disease at rates up to five times higher than the general population.
Through the Angus Reid Scholarship, the first of its kind in this country, we aim to create a better experience for Indigenous patients with kidney disease who choose to walk through the doors of St. Paul’s Hospital.
As a world-leading hospital, with a history of numerous firsts in the kidney space, St. Paul’s is uniquely positioned to introduce this life-changing initiative.
We’ll partner with our Indigenous Wellness and Reconciliation team to help bring this meaningful learning opportunity to life with cultural safety at the forefront.
With your support, this initiative can immediately enable our world-class physicians and staff to train nurses, other physicians, and nephrologists in culturally safe approaches to Indigenous health. And it would dramatically increase our capacity to provide renal care in rural and remote communities.
Your contribution to this unique scholarship can have a life-changing impact on the countless Indigenous patients living with kidney disease who lack equitable access to health care.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy of care and compassion, redefine the way Indigenous patients are supported, and foster an environment of healing and hope.
The future of kidney care
Kidney disease patients will have seamless, coordinated, and personalized care that meets all their needs.
The new St. Paul’s Hospital on the Jim Pattison Medical Campus will bring together our nation-leading experts, purpose-built clinical and research spaces, and innovative solutions for putting the patient’s goals and values first.
Donor gifts help us transform care for people with kidney disease with integrated care at the new St. Paul’s Hospital.
- Kidney medicine and transplant inpatient and outpatient care will be located on the same level for easy access and transition. This includes our kidney transplant program, specialized outpatient kidney clinics, hemodialysis and home dialysis training, inpatient care, dedicated kidney short stay beds and procedure room.
- The complete kidney program will be located on the 9th level in the new St. Paul’s Hospital with inpatients in the east tower, and clinics in the west tower. Towers are connected by an enclosed walkway.
- The inpatient tower will have a dedicated kidney short stay unit. This unit will be used seven days a week to allow rapid patient assessment, outpatient delivery of intravenous therapies and coordination and delivery of research medications and protocols.
- A dedicated, purpose built kidney procedure room allows timely access to procedures that are necessary for kidney patient care.
- Kidney Medicine and Transplant outpatient clinics will have 20 examination rooms that will be used and shared by all teams caring for patients with kidney disease and supporting multiple provincial kidney transplant programs.
- The hemodialysis space will include 48 patient care spaces for hemodialysis and plasma exchange including two isolation-capable single-patient rooms with attached washrooms
- The home dialysis outpatient space includes dedicated training spaces to teach patients how to do their dialysis at home and support them living as independently as possible. These purpose built rooms for both home hemodialysis training and home peritoneal training are designed to maximize privacy, safety and seamless transition to the patients home environment.
With your help, we can create an environment for kidney care that is unrivalled in North America. You’ll ensure British Columbians continue to have access to the best-in-province kidney program and accelerate the development of innovative treatments for kidney disease
Together, we can create a healthier and more equitable future for all kidney patients in British Columbia.