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Patient Resources:
- Facility tools to Prepare Patients
- Patient Wristband Identification
- Emergency Clear Document Bag Information and Purple Emergency "Go Bags"
- Are You READY? (English and Spanish versions)
- Facility Disaster Planning
- Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis Facilities - CMS
- Facility disaster plan checklist
- Facility Emergency Preparedness and Communication Checklist
- The Joint Commission Emergency Management Standards
- ESRD Patient Emergency Planning Checklist
- Evacuating Yourself and Your Family
- Evacuate or Stay at Home
- Home Preparation Tips for Weather Emergencies
- 3 Day Emergency Diet - English - Spanish
- United States Environmental Protection Agency: Drinking Water and Wastewater Resilience
- CDC: Drinking Water Advisory Communication Toolbox
- Boil Water Advisory
- DO NOT eat high potassium foods on the emergency diet. Missing one or two treatments can cause patients potassium to increase rapidly. During an emergency diet your potassium intake should be cut in half to <500 mg/day to avoid the accumulation of chemicals and fluid in your blood due to missing treatments.
- For more nutrition information visit: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food List
- If you have questions - ask your dietitian!
- KCER
- Emergency Preparedness Checklist and Tips Poster English and Spanish
- Are You Prepared? - Flyer from the KCER Training & Exercise Committee
- Are You Prepared? Get Your Go-Bag Ready Now!
- Emergency Disconnect Procedure for In-Center Hemodialysis Patients
- Additional Emergency Preparedness Resources
- Prepare for Emergencies Now: Information to Get Ready. From Texas Ready.Gov
Dialysis Facility Resouces:
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The Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition: Information for the Healthcare Provider
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Texas Department Health and Human Services (TDHHS)
- Texas Health and Human Service: End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Facility Emergency Rule Exception Request
- Texas Regional Advisory Councils (RAC) for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)/COVID-19 Resources
- State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry (STEAR)
(formerly Transportation Assistance Registry (TAR))
Patients can register for services by calling 2-1-1 from any landline or toll free at 1-877-541-7905- State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry online application
- STEAR Assistance Flyer: English and Spanish
- Texas Health and Human Services: 2-1-1 Texas Services
