Copper Corridor residents who are patients at Fresenius Kidney Care Dialysis Center in Mammoth were shocked when the facility was unexpectedly shuttered in July.
Local readers contacted staff at Copper Area News, explaining how this sudden closure is affecting them. In addition to needing these important treatments, patients must now add a significant drive time into Tucson or Globe to receive their treatments. This is also creating additional financial hardships with the addition of wear and tear on vehicles and commuting costs.
Dialysis is a life saving procedure that many need on a regular basis, a treatment that cannot be skipped or reduced. This closure has added many more expenses and consumed more time for those patients now needing to travel out of the area for these important treatments.
A press release from the company stated:
“After discovering that our Fresenius Kidney Care dialysis facility in Mammoth, Arizona was in need of unexpected equipment repairs, we made the difficult decision to permanently close the facility, which has been temporarily closed since July 16, 2024.
“We understand this creates an inconvenience for some of our patients, and since July, we have been working closely with all our patients to provide updates and arrange for alternate care options in the area for patients to receive dialysis treatments.
“Nurses and Patient Care Technicians will be reassigned to the Tangerine Crossing Fresenius Kidney Care facility, where they can stay with their patients who choose to treat at that location and continue to provide coordinated care alongside the same team of physicians and nurse practitioners.”