TANKER Dialysis
A person suffering from kidney failure can survive only when he/she undergoes dialysis or a kidney transplantation. Haemodialysis involves the use of an artificial kidney termed "Dialyser", which emulates the functions of a normal kidney. It needs to be done 2-3 times a week and is an expensive process.
The TANKER Foundation has made dialysis affordable for the economically backward using their Subsidised Units listed below. Dialysis in a private hospital costs anywhere between Rs 800 to Rs. 1900. At TANKER, dialysis costs Rs.800 and it is offered at a subsidised rate of Rs. 375 to the patients, with the balance coming from donations. 140 patients benefit from this every month.
Our Dialysis units employ state of the art technology and have RO filtration plants and are fully air conditioned. The dialysis are offered twice a week. TANKER also provides free and subsidised erythropoetin injections that are otherwise prohibitively expensive.
We have also taken the initiative to introduce a dedicated dialysis unit for HIV positive patients, the first of its kind in India.
This is at the Kilpauk Unit and has two machines. TANKER will be setting up dialysis units in Coimbatore and South Madras shortly. Exclusive dialysis machines are also available for HCV positive patients.
THE REKHA MEMORIAL TANKER FOUNDATION SUBSIDIZED DIALYSIS UNIT
Contact: 766, Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600010.Ph: 044-42857272.
This unit has 12 dialysis machines. We do 561 dialysis per month out of which 175 are given free.
THE RENNY ABRAHAM TANKER FOUNDATION AMBATTUR ROTARY SUBSIDIZED DIALYSIS UNIT
Contact: Ambattur Rotary Club Hospital 1'st MAIN Road, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai-600058.Ph: 044-42060509.
This unit has 5 dialysis machines. We do 259 dialysis per month out of which 70 are given free.
TANKER FOUNDATION MADURAI SUBSIDIZED DIALYSIS UNIT No.3
Contact: Race Course Road, Chokkikulam, Madurai - 625 002. Ph: 95 452 2525690.
This unit has 9 dialysis machines; three dialysis machines are used for positive hepatitis B and C patients. 343 dialysis are done per month out of which 121 are given free.
Subsidising Our Dialysis
The Madras West Round Table 10, The Madras Ladies Circle 2 and TANKER's Goodwill Ambassador Mr. R.S.Suriya launched the Dialysis A Day (DAD) project. The Madras West Round Table 10 and The Madras Ladies Circle 2 sponsor one free dialysis a day each at the Ambattur and Kilpauk Units and Mr. Suriya sponsors one free Dialysis a Day at the Madurai Unit.
Under our "Sponsor a Dialysis" scheme from March 2001 to March 2010, 16,533 free dialysis have been sponsored. At present 30% of Dialysis in all 3 Units are being given free of cost thanks our regular donors - The Sun Foundation, Sri Rama Trust, Raja Charity Trust, Chaitanya Builders & Leasing Pvt Ltd, AVM Charities, GKR Charities and many others. This translates to approximately 300 free dialysis every month.