Access to dialysis facilities in socioeconomically advantaged and disadvantaged communities

JAMA Internal Medicine

2026-02-23

(Press-News.org) About The Study: This study found that as community disadvantage increased, access to dialysis facilities decreased in a stepwise fashion. Patients with end-stage kidney disease in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities had significantly fewer options for receiving hemodialysis and were more likely to live in areas without nearby dialysis facilities.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Renee Y. Hsia, MD, MSc, email renee.hsia@ucsf.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.8031)

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