Hemodialysis
"The correct choice of renal replacement therapy for each patient is facilitated by a good follow-up program in the advanced chronic renal disease practice. In these consultations it is defined in a shared way which is the therapy that offers better quality of life for each patient".
DR. NURIA GARCÍA FERNÁNDEZ PERSON IN CHARGE. HEMODIALYSIS UNIT
At the Clinica Universidad de Navarra, our Hemodialysis Unit brings together a highly specialized multidisciplinary team—including nephrologists, nurses, and nutritionists—committed to delivering clinical excellence and comprehensive care. Each patient starting hemodialysis is assigned a dedicated reference nurse who works closely with the specialist to coordinate follow-up, design a self-care plan, optimize nutrition, and promote a healthy lifestyle.
The nephrologist provides an individualized treatment prescription, monitors lab results, and makes therapeutic adjustments tailored to each patient’s needs. Given the close relationship between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular health, our unit pays special attention to cardiac function from the start, selecting the most appropriate vascular access after a prior cardiac assessment and ensuring continuous follow-up.
Our unit also offers treatment options for patients who need to continue their therapy away from their usual location—whether due to travel, vacations, or specific medical needs. In addition to treating chronic kidney disease, we provide specialized dialysis programs for complex conditions such as heart failure, liver failure, and multiple myeloma, supported by advanced protocols and state-of-the-art technology.
Madrid Location
We offer urgent hemodialysis for hospitalized patients who require it immediately. This service is intended exclusively for:
- Hospitalized patients with an acute complication that requires urgent hemodialysis.
- Patients on chronic dialysis who are admitted for medical or surgical procedures at our facility and wish to receive their dialysis sessions within the Clinic, without relying on other centers.
Our team specialized in Nephrology and renal care ensures safe, effective, and personalized treatment for every patient.
Pamplona Location
We have a Hemodialysis Unit dedicated to providing comprehensive and personalized care for patients with chronic kidney disease and for those who require dialysis support due to other conditions such as heart failure, liver failure, multiple myeloma, or treatments that are excreted through urine and may affect kidney function.
Our multidisciplinary team works in coordination to deliver safe, effective treatments and improve each patient’s quality of life.
What is our care like?
PAMPLONA LOCATION
From the beginning of treatment, each patient is assigned a primary nurse who works closely with the medical team to provide personalized and continuous follow-up. This professional serves as a link between the patient, their family, and the healthcare team, and develops a self-care education program, nutritional guidance, and healthy lifestyle recommendations.
The nephrologist is responsible for the individualized prescription of hemodialysis, adjusting parameters according to the patient’s clinical condition and performing ongoing follow-up through lab tests, complementary examinations, and therapeutic adjustments.
Given the high prevalence of cardiovascular disease in these patients, special attention is paid to cardiac function, including echocardiographic evaluations to determine the best vascular access before starting treatment.
Once on dialysis, periodic monitoring of the vascular access is performed to ensure its proper function.
Each hemodialysis session lasts approximately four hours. Upon arrival, patients are welcomed by the nursing and support staff, who will accompany and care for them throughout the entire procedure. In addition, a nephrologist is available at all times to address any questions or medical needs that may arise.
During dialysis, patients can relax in a reclining chair and may rest, listen to music, read, or watch television. Free Wi-Fi access is also available. Depending on the time of the session and each patient’s tolerance to treatment, breakfast, lunch, or a snack is provided.
Our Hemodialysis Unit offers the possibility of receiving treatment for patients who are traveling or on vacation.
Through the Spanish Kidney Patients Association (ALCER), patients can coordinate their dialysis sessions at different centers across the country.
Our unit has a limited number of available spaces for patients who need to continue their treatment in Navarra, whether for medical, family, or vacation-related reasons.
It is important to submit the request in advance and provide the required medical documentation to facilitate the assessment and planning of treatment.
We offer you some information to facilitate and improve the access to the Hemodialysis Unit of the Nephrology Service.
If you come as a private patient:
Please send the following documents directly by fax (948 296 500) or e-mail (nefrologiacun@unav.es), for the attention of the Secretary of the Nephrology Service
- Dates in which you request the hemodialysis sessions.
- Complete medical report, including current hemodialysis schedule and last month's anti-HBV, anti-HBV, hepatitis B virus antigens, hepatitis C virus serology and HIV serology for the last month. In addition, in our center we demand that you provide the result of the HBV and HCV viral load.
- Telephone and / or mail contact.
Within 48 hours (excluding national and local holidays), you will receive a response to your request.
If the application is viable, you should contact the Admission Service (948 255 400) to register all your details and be able to complete the process.
If you are referred by the Social Security:
You must contact ALCER NAVARRA directly (948 278 005 - www.alcernavarra.com). They will inform you about all the procedures that you have to do.
In case of conformity, ALCER will send the SIFCO report by fax (948 296 500) to the Admission Service of the Clinica Universidad de Navarra.
Remember that you will not receive confirmation of your place until this procedure has been completed.
Additional Information
- Upon arrival at the Clinic, whether private or not, you must go to the Coordination Units on the first floor to open the assistance and check your data.
- Afterwards, you must go to the Hemodialysis Unit of the Nephrology Service, located on the 8th floor of the consultation building.
- If you are referred by the Social Security, it is convenient that you bring, from your center of reference, the medication to be administered during the sessions, since otherwise you will have to pay for it or you will not be able to administer it.
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