Saint Louis Hospital
Nephrology (Kidney) Center
Service Overview
Kidney Center provides dialysis services with artificial kidney machines for both outpatients and inpatients, supervised by a team of nephrologists and specialized nurses in the field of dialysis. The services are conducted with standard and safe protocols.
• Diagnosis, treatment, screening, and consultation for kidney disease patients.
• Preparation for patients who require dialysis with artificial kidney machines.
• There is a team of nutritionists providing nutritional knowledge for kidney disease patients, and specialized medical professionals in the field of nutrition for cases requiring special nutritional treatment.
• Provision of knowledge regarding preoperative preparation for kidney transplantation.
Open Hours
Specialties of Nephrology (Kidney) Center
Doctors of Nephrology (Kidney) Center
(Total 10 Persons)
DR.CHUTIPAT THUMMARAT
DR.PONGPRATCH PUAPATANAKUL
DR.WIN KULVICHIT
Asst.Prof.DR.MONCHAI SIRIBAMRUNGWONG
DR.JONGTHANOM TOWISED
DR.CHANYANUCH RAKPITHAYANON
DR.ASCHARIYA WIPATTANAKITCHAROEN
DR./PIYAWAN KITTISKULNAM
PROF.DR.KHAJOHN TIRANATHANAGUL
DR.YINGYOS AVIHINGSANON
Service Potential
Diagnostic and Treatment Services :
We provide dialysis services for patients with kidney disease who require dialysis using artificial kidney machines. This includes both acute and chronic kidney disease cases, using conventional dialysis techniques as well as specialized techniques. The service is available in two shifts per day, with 18 machines per shift. The machines used include 8 NIKKISO brand DBB-EX AES 5 machines and DBB-27 C machines, as well as 5 high-efficiency online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) machines.
Our facility follows internationally recognized standards set by The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and is certified by the Certification Board for Nephrology Technology (CBNT). We have a standard RO (Reverse Osmosis) water system that ensures pure water quality and an advanced Ultra Pure Reverse Osmosis Water system used with high-efficiency machines or OL-HDF
We are well-prepared to conduct examinations, treatments, and diagnoses with a team of specialized physicians in kidney diseases and expert nurses in dialysis. We adhere to the standards set by the Thai Nephrology Society and the Nursing Council. Our facility provides a clean and spacious environment with a patient-centered approach. We have dedicated isolation rooms to control and prevent infections, including a negative pressure room for dialysis of patients with COVID-19. Additionally, we offer dialysis services for critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).