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Rep. Pitts Visits Reading Dialysis Center

Press Release

By: Joe Pitts
By: Joe Pitts
Date: Aug. 11, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care

Congressman Joe Pitts (PA-16) today visited the Reading Dialysis Center to meet with nurses and tour the facility.

Congressman Pitts, as Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, discussed a number of the health proposals Congress is working on this session. This includes the bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative to speed new cures to patients.

"The health care team at Reading Dialysis Center is providing critical quality care to their patients and I appreciated the opportunity to learn more about what Congress can do to ensure my constituents continue to have access to the important services they provide," said Congressman Pitts.

Today, there are over 26 million American adults who are living with chronic kidney disease (CKD), which, untreated, can ultimately progress to kidney failure. Currently, more than 635,000 Americans suffer from end stage renal disease (ESRD) and approximately 450,000 are on dialysis -- including 25,456 in Pennsylvania.


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