MONROE — SSM Health Monroe Hospital is excited to announce the launch of their Inpatient Dialysis service. This new service allows for patients admitted in the hospital to receive dialysis as part of their care in Monroe and not have to be transferred to a larger hospital. 

“By offering inpatient dialysis to our hospitalized patients, those individuals are able to stay close to home near their support systems to receive their care,” shared Chelsea Hardacre, Vice President of Patient Care of SSM Health Monroe Hospital and SSM Health Monroe Clinic Medical Group. “This is another way we are offering innovative treatment that is not often found in rural hospitals.” 

The portable unit brings dialysis treatment directly to the patient’s hospital room and is performed one-on-one by SSM Health Monroe Hospital’s trained dialysis nurse, Emily Hughes. This individualized care adds a level of comfort as dialysis patients receive treatment on average three times per week and each treatment session averages 4 hours.

SSM Health Monroe Hospital is the pilot facility as SSM Health begins to bring this technology to all its hospitals.