--- title: "COVID-19: Dialysis Center Precautions" description: Dialysis is a lifeline for the approximately 726,000 people living with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). image: https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/hubfs/Healthmap-Right-2-17.png --- ![Search website](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/hubfs/healthmap_2021/search_icon.svg)Search Search ![Search website](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/hubfs/healthmap_2021/search_icon.svg) [![Healthmap](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/hubfs/healthmap_2021/Healthmap_Logo_RGB.svg)](https://healthmapsolutions.com/) - About Healthmap - [Mission, Vision, Values](https://healthmapsolutions.com/mission-vision-values/) - [About Us](https://healthmapsolutions.com/about-us/) - [Leadership Team](https://healthmapsolutions.com/leadership-team/) - [For Payers](https://healthmapsolutions.com/for-payers/) - [CKD Diagnostic Tool](https://hub.healthmapsolutions.com/ckd-diagnostic-calculator) - [For Providers](https://healthmapsolutions.com/for-providers/) - [For Patients](https://hub.healthmapsolutions.com/for-patients) - [Patient Resources](https://hub.healthmapsolutions.com/patient-resources) - [Careers](https://jobs.jobvite.com/healthmapsolutions) - [News & Views](https://hub.healthmapsolutions.com/news-views) - [Blog](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/blog) - [Press Releases](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/press-releases) - [Podcasts](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/podcast) [CONTACT US](https://hub.healthmapsolutions.com/contact) [About Healthmap](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/blog/covid-19-dialysis-center-precautions#collapse_1) [Mission, Vision, Values](https://healthmapsolutions.com/mission-vision-values/) [About Us](https://healthmapsolutions.com/about-us/) [Leadership Team](https://healthmapsolutions.com/leadership-team/) [For Payers](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/blog/covid-19-dialysis-center-precautions#collapse_2) [CKD Diagnostic Tool](https://hub.healthmapsolutions.com/ckd-diagnostic-calculator) [For Providers](https://healthmapsolutions.com/for-providers/) [For Patients](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/blog/covid-19-dialysis-center-precautions#collapse_4) [Patient Resources](https://hub.healthmapsolutions.com/patient-resources) [Careers](https://jobs.jobvite.com/healthmapsolutions) [News & Views](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/blog/covid-19-dialysis-center-precautions#collapse_6) [Blog](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/blog) [Press Releases](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/press-releases) [Podcasts](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/podcast) [CONTACT US](https://hub.healthmapsolutions.com/contact) - [Facebook F](https://www.facebook.com/healthmapsolutions) - [twitter](https://twitter.com/healthmapcare) - [LinkedIn In](https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthmap-solutions-llc) Start your journey to better health with Healthmap Solutions! Explore helpful patient resources and tools: [CLICK HERE](https://hub.healthmapsolutions.com/patient-resources) Blog Post # COVID-19: Dialysis Center Precautions June 1, 2020 | [Healthmap Solutions](https://news.healthmapsolutions.com/blog/author/healthmap-solutions) Dialysis is a lifeline for the approximately 726,000 people living with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Staying at home is not always an option for the vast majority who receive treatment at one of the 5,000 private dialysis centers across the country. 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The CDC issued additional guidance for infection prevention in outpatient dialysis centers, available [here](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/dialysis.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fhealthcare-facilities%2Fdialysis.html). As this is an evolving situation, we recommend you check the CDC website frequently. Patients also play an essential role in protecting themselves from COVID-19, and if they are positive for COVID-19, taking precautions to protect others. Patients can: - Familiarize yourself with COVID-19 symptoms. Typical symptoms include fever, body aches, sore throat, running nose/congestion, and in more severe cases, shortness of breath. If you have these symptoms, contact your treatment team. - Wear a mask when going outside. Just recently, the CDC issued guidance recommending that people wear cloth masks to stem the spread of the disease. More information, including how to make a mask, can be found [here](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html?deliveryName=USCDC_2067-DM25135). - Stay at home as much as possible. Trips outside your home should be limited to dialysis treatment, pharmacy, and food shopping. - Adhere to your treatment and medication regimen unless otherwise advised by a member of your treatment team or primary care physician. - Turn to the National Kidney Foundation’s [COVID-19 resource center](https://www.kidney.org/coronavirus/dialysis-covid-19) for a wide range of information for patients living with kidney disease. The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty and disruption in the lives of all Americans, and unimaginable concern among people living with chronic diseases who need to continue treatment, often outside their homes, to stay healthy. 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