Southwest Kidney Institute, PLC (SKI) and DaVita Inc. announced the opening of a new kidney treatment facility in Goodyear. It is now open and located at 14620 W. Encanto Boulevard.
The primary function of the 16,200-square-foot medical facility will provide treatment for patients with chronic kidney issues. The 5-room, 25-chair dialysis facility will serve 50-75 patients per day and employ more than 15 highly skilled medical professionals including doctors, registered nurses, dialysis technicians and administrative positions.
“We are proud to embrace Southwest Kidney Institute and DaVita Dialysis Center as part of the Goodyear community,” said Mayor Georgia Lord. “With their innovation, commitment to excellence and vast knowledge of chronic kidney disease, our citizens can feel confident they are receiving world-class patient care.”
SKI is a physician owned private practice that provides comprehensive care for kidney disease and hypertension along with dialysis and vascular access services. The group owns and operates 41 locations throughout Arizona with more than 60 board certified, fellowship-trained physicians.
“We at Southwest Kidney Institute are excited to move to our beautiful new location in Goodyear and provide customized, comprehensive, high-quality kidney care to the growing community of Goodyear,” said Dr. Pradeep Mehra, VP of Operations. “DaVita is proud to partner with Southwest Kidney Institute to provide dialysis care to the Goodyear community. We are dedicated to improving lives of our patients by opening dialysis facilities at convenient locations.”
Both SKI and DaVita believe in collaborating with patients, their families and referring physicians to develop a personalized treatment plan to meet the patient’s medical and lifestyle needs. Their mission is to “Improve the lives of our patients by providing customized, comprehensive, high quality kidney care.”
This announcement expands Goodyear’s growing medical footprint. In addition to its new location, SKI supports the community 24/7 through online resources, including a Patient Education Center, blogs by SKI physicians, and a Patient Portal, which enables established patients to securely send messages to their SKI care team, review medical records, and more. SKI supports referring providers through online referral forms, medical records requests, and a clinical information center.
