Dialysis

Dialysis is a medical procedure used to purify the blood by filtering contaminants out of the body. The kidney's purpose in the body is to remove wastes and toxins from the bloodstream. A damaged kidney cannot remove waste, a condition that may cause serious illness or death. Saints Medical Center provides hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory/cyclic peritoneal dialysis (CAPD/CCPD) at convenient locations throughout the Merrimack Valley area.

Saints recently opened a brand new 14,000 square foot dialysis center, conveniently located just off Route 495 on Lowell Research Drive. Named Saints Medical Center Dialysis, the facility is one of the largest non-profit dialysis centers in Massachusetts. With 32 state-of-the-art patient stations, including two isolation units, visitors are assured of a new level of comfort and privacy in addition to access to the latest equipment and enhanced support services.

The center is staffed with five board-certified nephrologists, including its medical director, Douglas Mesler, MD.

Outpatient hemodialysis is provided in state-of-the-art facilities located at:

Saints Medical Center Dialysis
847 Rogers Street
Lowell, MA
978-441-5100

Merrimack Valley Dialysis (Methuen)
100 Milk Street
Methuen, MA
978 686-9900

Hours of operation at all facilities are 6 am to 10:30 pm, Monday through Saturday.

Patients are accepted on a permanent, seasonal or transient basis. Each facility offers chronic in-center hemodialysis as well as home dialysis services which include peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis through an affiliation with the NxStage Company. All program services are offered with a multidisciplinary approach and include treatment options, nutritional counseling and social services.

To schedule an appointment or to arrange a tour, please call our Lowell facility at 978-441-5100 or our Methuen facility at 978 686-9900.