Dialysis Patient Citizens

01/13/2026

🎙️ A new year calls for a new round of Roundtable Discussions! Join us later this month to learn what to expect from our upcoming Fly-In and hear from DPC partners, staff, and board member Ken Stephens.

📅 Wednesday, January 28
🔗 Registration link coming soon!

01/12/2026

We are grateful to the elected officials who toured local dialysis clinics and to the DaVita teams who opened their doors. These visits spotlight the lifesaving work of dialysis professionals and give leaders a chance to hear directly from patients.

01/10/2026

New research is putting numbers to something many dialysis patients already feel: movement looks very different on dialysis days vs. non-dialysis days.
The data show lower physical activity on hemodialysis days, raising important questions about energy, recovery, and how care teams can better support safe movement.
💬 We are curious, how does your activity or energy level change on dialysis days compared to days in between? What’s helped—or what’s been a challenge?
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Patients on hemodialysis reported significantly less physical activity and more fragmented bouts of activity on days they underwent dialysis vs. interdialytic days, according to researchers.In addition, patients with morning dialysis sessions reported less physical activity on dialysis days than tho...

01/08/2026

January is Blood Donor Awareness Month. 🩸
Every blood donation is a lifeline—especially for dialysis and transplant patients who rely on a steady blood supply for treatment, surgery, and recovery. Right now, blood supplies are dangerously low, and patients are counting on donors to step up.
Be the reason someone gets the care they need. Donate blood and learn more here:
👉 https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive?cid=givingday_mar_bloodneed_covid&med=email&source=covid_consumerfdr_blooddonations

01/08/2026

New year, new learning opportunities! ✨

Join our January events and hear from kidney care experts—and catch up on past sessions anytime.

👉 https://www.dpcedcenter.org/news-events/events/

01/06/2026

Thank you, Representative Laura Friedman, for taking the time to tour a local Fresenius dialysis clinic and see firsthand how important access to quality, affordable kidney care is. We appreciate your leadership and support for our kidney care community!

01/06/2026

Advocacy starts with you. 💙 Join DPC in Washington, D.C. for the 2026 Congressional Advocacy Day, June 29–30. Your story. Your voice. Real impact. Applications open until January 30—apply now!
🔗 https://www.dialysispatients.org/webforms/annual-advocacy-day-application/

01/02/2026

✨ As we welcome a new year, we’re reminded that no one should face kidney disease alone.

Join the DPC community to share your story, connect with fellow advocates, and champion policies that put patients first.

Together, we can make more meaningful changes in 2026.

Get involved: https://www.dialysispatients.org/get-involved/

01/01/2026

🌟 From all of us at Dialysis Patient Citizens, Happy New Year!
In 2026, we remain committed to lifting up dialysis patients and the entire kidney care community through education, advocacy, and support. Wishing everyone a healthy and hopeful 2026! 💙

12/31/2025

When kidney patients speak, leaders listen. 📣 Be part of DPC’s 2026 Congressional Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., June 29–30. We’ll give you the tools—your voice makes the impact. Applications are open until January 30. Apply now!
https://www.dialysispatients.org/webforms/annual-advocacy-day-application/

12/29/2025

Missed a live DPC Ed Center event on Facebook or Instagram? No worries! 🙌 You can watch anytime, anywhere on our YouTube channel! 📺✨

👉 Check it out and stay up to date with all our amazing content:
🔗 https://youtu.be/iMJfna-11cg?feature=shared

12/23/2025

2025 was a big year for DPC. From advancing dialysis legislation at the federal level to engaging in public policy working groups that elevate the patient voice, we accomplished so much together.

Explore our Year in Review on the DPC website—and we look forward to everything we’ll accomplish together in the year ahead!

https://www.dialysispatients.org/news/happy-holidays-from-dpc-2025/