Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock is the only institution in the state with a specialized pediatric nephrology team — serving 3 million Arkansans from a single location. The Delta region in eastern Arkansas is among the most medically underserved in the country. For families across the state, ACH is the destination for pediatric kidney care, often requiring long drives. All information hand-curated and independently verified.
Arkansas Children's Hospital is home to the only team in the state with specialized training in pediatric nephrology. All pediatric kidney specialty care — transplant, dialysis, and complex nephrology — flows through one institution in Little Rock.
Families in Jonesboro, West Memphis, and the Arkansas Delta region are approximately 130 miles from Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee — often closer than Little Rock. For families in western Arkansas, OU Health in Oklahoma City and Texas Children's in the DFW area are also within reach. Ask your pediatrician about the best referral path for your location.
Depending on where in Arkansas you live, one of these centers may be as close as or closer than Little Rock.
Pediatric dialysis is available only at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Adult outpatient dialysis is available statewide through DaVita and Fresenius.
Browse currently recruiting kidney disease studies in Arkansas on ClinicalTrials.gov. Arkansas Children's participates in multi-center pediatric kidney disease research through UAMS.
Do not wait to contact your nephrologist. Call 911 or go to the nearest ER first.
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