NONPROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDSEATTLE, WA

PERMIT NO. 3768

700 BroadwaySeattle, WA 98122

www.nwkidney.org | 206-292-2771

99

520

509

518

18

Auburn

N

SEATTLE

Sea-TacBURIEN

Airport

RENTON

KENT

▲

PugetSound

Scribner at Northgate Kirkland

LakeWashington

Lake Washington

West Seattle

18169

202

169

Snoqualmie Ridge

Lake City/Blagg Pavilion

LakeSammamish

ISSAQUAH

PRESTON

Kent

Broadway/Haviland PavilionElliott Bay

Seattle

Renton

Enumclaw

Enum

claw

Buc

kley

Rd.

Roosevelt Ave.

268th

Ave

. SE

Bla

ke S

t.

SE 456th St.

SE 440th St.

410

164Griffin Ave.

Roosevelt Ave. E

Enumclaw

N R

ace

St.

Port Angeles

E Front St.

101

S Fr

ancis

St.

Strait of Juan De Fuca

Georgiana St.

Port Angeles

Fife

167

SeaTac/SeaTac Pavilion

99

Federal Way EastFederal WayWest Campus

FEDERAL WAY

516

Distribution& Service Center

90

405

405

5

5

Burien

Rainier Beach

Community dialysis clinics Dialysis clinics coming soon Other Northwest Kidney Centers facilities

LOCATIONS OU

R C

OM

MU

NIT

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2018 Report to the Community

Dear friends,Our 5-year plan says we will Care Better, Perform Better, Grow Bigger and Grow Together. We’ve been busy doing that, with your support. Here are highlights:

CAR E B ETTE R | Every one of our facilities received 4 or 5 stars out of a possible 5 in this year’s federal ratings of dialysis quality. We established the first dialysis-provider-operated palliative care program in the United States. We are laser-focused on safety and infection prevention.

PE R FOR M B ETTE R | We are adopting kaizen, an approach to our work that empowers every staff member to help generate continuous improvement. We used kaizen to help place patients more quickly into the clinic that will be their long-term treatment home; efficient placement facilitates more treatments with existing resources as we stretch to meet demand.

G ROW B IGG E R | State-approved expansion will boost our capacity by 12 percent by the end of calendar 2019, and we have more applications in the pipeline. We opened a dialysis clinic in Federal Way, and had a second one in that city almost ready to open by year end. We are expanding by 50 percent at Kent. Our Lake City and Scribner clinics got facelifts. And we are building new clinics in Fife, Burien and Seattle’s Rainier Beach.

G ROW TOG ETH E R | We fight diabetes, the leading cause of kidney failure in our patients, and help to promote organ transplant – working with the American Diabetes Association Washington, African Americans Reach and Teach Health Ministry, and LifeCenter Northwest. We are very proud of our Kidney Research Institute, a collaboration with UW Medicine, celebrating 10 years of innovation and discovery.

Thank you for being connected to us – as a donor, volunteer or collaborator. We appreciate your role in our community of caring for people with kidney disease.

Informatics manager Elsa Spicochi, left, and CEO Joyce Jackson join in the Tour de Cure to fight diabetes.

Board Chair Dr. Lisa Florence speaks at a clinic event. Volunteer leadership is a strength of our community-based organization.

Live. Learn. Hope.

Our mission To promote the optimal health,

quality of life and independence of people with kidney

disease through patient care, education and research.

Our vision To be the provider of choice.

President and CEO 2018 Chair, Board of Trustees

NONPROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDSEATTLE, WA

PERMIT NO. 3768

700 BroadwaySeattle, WA 98122

www.nwkidney.org | 206-292-2771

99

520

509

518

18

Auburn

N

SEATTLE

Sea-TacBURIEN

Airport

RENTON

KENT

▲

PugetSound

Scribner at Northgate Kirkland

LakeWashington

Lake Washington

West Seattle

18169

202

169

Snoqualmie Ridge

Lake City/Blagg Pavilion

LakeSammamish

ISSAQUAH

PRESTON

Kent

Broadway/Haviland PavilionElliott Bay

Seattle

Renton

Enumclaw

Enum

claw

Buc

kley

Rd.

Roosevelt Ave.

268th

Ave

. SE

Bla

ke S

t.

SE 456th St.

SE 440th St.

410

164Griffin Ave.

Roosevelt Ave. E

Enumclaw

N R

ace

St.

Port Angeles

E Front St.

101

S Fr

ancis

St.

Strait of Juan De Fuca

Georgiana St.

Port Angeles

Fife

167

SeaTac/SeaTac Pavilion

99

Federal Way EastFederal WayWest Campus

FEDERAL WAY

516

Distribution& Service Center

90

405

405

5

5

Burien

Rainier Beach

Community dialysis clinics Dialysis clinics coming soon Other Northwest Kidney Centers facilities

LOCATIONS OU

R C

OM

MU

NIT

Y

2018 Report to the Community

Dear friends,Our 5-year plan says we will Care Better, Perform Better, Grow Bigger and Grow Together. We’ve been busy doing that, with your support. Here are highlights:

CAR E B ETTE R | Every one of our facilities received 4 or 5 stars out of a possible 5 in this year’s federal ratings of dialysis quality. We established the first dialysis-provider-operated palliative care program in the United States. We are laser-focused on safety and infection prevention.

PE R FOR M B ETTE R | We are adopting kaizen, an approach to our work that empowers every staff member to help generate continuous improvement. We used kaizen to help place patients more quickly into the clinic that will be their long-term treatment home; efficient placement facilitates more treatments with existing resources as we stretch to meet demand.

G ROW B IGG E R | State-approved expansion will boost our capacity by 12 percent by the end of calendar 2019, and we have more applications in the pipeline. We opened a dialysis clinic in Federal Way, and had a second one in that city almost ready to open by year end. We are expanding by 50 percent at Kent. Our Lake City and Scribner clinics got facelifts. And we are building new clinics in Fife, Burien and Seattle’s Rainier Beach.

G ROW TOG ETH E R | We fight diabetes, the leading cause of kidney failure in our patients, and help to promote organ transplant – working with the American Diabetes Association Washington, African Americans Reach and Teach Health Ministry, and LifeCenter Northwest. We are very proud of our Kidney Research Institute, a collaboration with UW Medicine, celebrating 10 years of innovation and discovery.

Thank you for being connected to us – as a donor, volunteer or collaborator. We appreciate your role in our community of caring for people with kidney disease.

Informatics manager Elsa Spicochi, left, and CEO Joyce Jackson join in the Tour de Cure to fight diabetes.

Board Chair Dr. Lisa Florence speaks at a clinic event. Volunteer leadership is a strength of our community-based organization.

Live. Learn. Hope.

Our mission To promote the optimal health,

quality of life and independence of people with kidney

disease through patient care, education and research.

Our vision To be the provider of choice.

President and CEO 2018 Chair, Board of Trustees

25%

60-7

0

Northwest Kidney Centers is the provider of choice for nearly 4 out of 5 people who need dialysis in our area. Our annual income comes from payments for dialysis treatments, earnings on investments, and financial donations from people like you. Performance was strong in each of those areas, giving us a solid base on which to build for the future.

Audited financial statements are available by request. Northwest Kidney Centers is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, community-based health care provider.

Vice president Jane Pryor, right, leads our development activities. She visits with Glenda Roberts of the Kidney Research Institute at the Breakfast of Hope.

GIFT SOURCESHOW WE USED YOUR GIFTS

4% Foundations

Businesses

2% Other

Research

Patient care

Your financial support of our mission totaled $3 million in donations.

$133 millionTotal revenue

OUR PATIENTS

8 Rank among U.S. dialysis providers, by size

16 Clinics as of June 30

1 Clinic opened this year, Federal Way East

9 Hospital clients

1,766 Patients

93 Kidney transplants, a record

24% On the transplant waitlist

15% On home dialysis

276,500 Dialysis treatments

1,115 Pharmacy customers

728 Employees

61 Average patient age

15% Working or in school

47% Patients in poverty (Medicaid qualified)

759 Attendees at our free Choices class about therapy options

peer-reviewed publications

in grant support

Since the Kidney Research Institute was established in 2008:

studies underway

2018 at a glance

Lisa Florence, MD, chair Virginia Broudy, MD, vice chair Owen Applequist Richard Bloch Andrew Brockenbrough, MDCyrus Cryst, MDRick Greaves Gary Houlahan Lara Macklin

James A. Manning Meredith Mathews, MDRaj Mehrotra, MDRex Ochi, MDMark J. OstrowClint RandolphCharleen Tachibana, RNRobert WaleriusKelly Wallace

Brian Forcum, chairDebbie Treen, vice chairRichard BlochCatherine BylundCyrus Cryst, MD Raghu “Rags” Durvasula, MD Michael R. Kelly, MD

Jim Liming Christine Odegard Tom Olson Sanjit Reddy, MDBryan RushNancy Spaeth, RNRussell Stepp

Joyce F. Jackson, president and chief executive officer

Suzanne Watnick, MD, chief medical officer

2018 Board of Trustees

2018 Foundation Board

Administration

RESEARCH

CAUSES OF KIDNEY FAILURE IN OUR PATIENTS

48%

DIA

BETE

S

22%

ALL

OTH

ERS

20%

HYP

ERTE

NSI

ON

10%

PRIM

ARY

G

LOM

ERU

LON

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RITI

S

PATIENTS’ RACES

51%

27%

20%

OTH

ER

WHI

TE

ASI

AN

BLAC

K

2%

20%

70-8

0

11%

OVE

R 80

PATIENTS’ AGES

$100 million+

1,00030+

Dialysis technician Annabelle Perez checks in with Rajendra Kumar at the Elliott Bay clinic.

Dietitian Nicole Inglesby offers advice to a patient at the new

Federal Way East clinic.

BY THE NUMBERS

Thank you for your support. Your gifts this year helped us expand facilities and excel in the three areas of our mission.

Patient care. Gifts enabled us to establish the nation’s first palliative care program by a dialysis provider; prepare for home dialysis training in three new locations; and continue charity care for those who couldn’t get life-saving dialysis otherwise.

Education. Gifts supported scholarships that will help staff members sharpen their skills by going back to school; fellowships for kidney doctors; and our extensive chronic kidney disease education program, provided free to the community.

Research. Gifts helped raise significant funds to expand kidney research and bring hope to people living with kidney disease.

Please contact us if you would like a list of the year’s donors.

COMMUNITY BENEFITS FINANCIAL RESULTS

Federal Way East

Care better

Perform better

Grow bigger

Grow together

STRATE G I C P LAN

2% Community organizations

Bequests

State

Northwest Kidney Centers is a regional, not-for-profit provider of kidney dialysis, public health education, and research into the causes and treatments of chronic kidney disease. Founded in Seattle in 1962, it was the world’s first dialysis organization. Now ranked as the 8th largest dialysis provider in the United States, it is known for high-quality services, deep community connections and generous donor support.

40%40%Facilities and equipment

30%30%

28%28%

17%17%

48%48%Individuals

16%16%

13%13%

John Ruzinski manages the lab at the Kidney Research Institute, a collaboration between Northwest Kidney Centers and UW Medicine.

10%

18-4

0

12%

40-5

0

22%

50-6

0

Brian Forcum chaired our Foundation Board in 2018. He speaks with Dr. Suzanne Watnick, chief medical officer, at a gathering of our Heritage Society.

Foundation Board member Russ Stepp and his daughter, Annie Stepp Grus, chaired the Discovery Gala, which raised $766,600 for kidney disease research.

25%

60-7

0

Northwest Kidney Centers is the provider of choice for nearly 4 out of 5 people who need dialysis in our area. Our annual income comes from payments for dialysis treatments, earnings on investments, and financial donations from people like you. Performance was strong in each of those areas, giving us a solid base on which to build for the future.

Audited financial statements are available by request. Northwest Kidney Centers is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, community-based health care provider.

Vice president Jane Pryor, right, leads our development activities. She visits with Glenda Roberts of the Kidney Research Institute at the Breakfast of Hope.

GIFT SOURCESHOW WE USED YOUR GIFTS

4% Foundations

Businesses

2% Other

Research

Patient care

Your financial support of our mission totaled $3 million in donations.

$133 millionTotal revenue

OUR PATIENTS

8 Rank among U.S. dialysis providers, by size

16 Clinics as of June 30

1 Clinic opened this year, Federal Way East

9 Hospital clients

1,766 Patients

93 Kidney transplants, a record

24% On the transplant waitlist

15% On home dialysis

276,500 Dialysis treatments

1,115 Pharmacy customers

728 Employees

61 Average patient age

15% Working or in school

47% Patients in poverty (Medicaid qualified)

759 Attendees at our free Choices class about therapy options

peer-reviewed publications

in grant support

Since the Kidney Research Institute was established in 2008:

studies underway

2018 at a glance

Lisa Florence, MD, chair Virginia Broudy, MD, vice chair Owen Applequist Richard Bloch Andrew Brockenbrough, MDCyrus Cryst, MDRick Greaves Gary Houlahan Lara Macklin

James A. Manning Meredith Mathews, MDRaj Mehrotra, MDRex Ochi, MDMark J. OstrowClint RandolphCharleen Tachibana, RNRobert WaleriusKelly Wallace

Brian Forcum, chairDebbie Treen, vice chairRichard BlochCatherine BylundCyrus Cryst, MD Raghu “Rags” Durvasula, MD Michael R. Kelly, MD

Jim Liming Christine Odegard Tom Olson Sanjit Reddy, MDBryan RushNancy Spaeth, RNRussell Stepp

Joyce F. Jackson, president and chief executive officer

Suzanne Watnick, MD, chief medical officer

2018 Board of Trustees

2018 Foundation Board

Administration

RESEARCH

CAUSES OF KIDNEY FAILURE IN OUR PATIENTS

48%

DIA

BETE

S

22%

ALL

OTH

ERS

20%

HYP

ERTE

NSI

ON

10%

PRIM

ARY

G

LOM

ERU

LON

EPH

RITI

S

PATIENTS’ RACES

51%

27%

20%

OTH

ER

WHI

TE

ASI

AN

BLAC

K

2%

20%

70-8

0

11%

OVE

R 80

PATIENTS’ AGES

$100 million+

1,00030+

Dialysis technician Annabelle Perez checks in with Rajendra Kumar at the Elliott Bay clinic.

Dietitian Nicole Inglesby offers advice to a patient at the new

Federal Way East clinic.

BY THE NUMBERS

Thank you for your support. Your gifts this year helped us expand facilities and excel in the three areas of our mission.

Patient care. Gifts enabled us to establish the nation’s first palliative care program by a dialysis provider; prepare for home dialysis training in three new locations; and continue charity care for those who couldn’t get life-saving dialysis otherwise.

Education. Gifts supported scholarships that will help staff members sharpen their skills by going back to school; fellowships for kidney doctors; and our extensive chronic kidney disease education program, provided free to the community.

Research. Gifts helped raise significant funds to expand kidney research and bring hope to people living with kidney disease.

Please contact us if you would like a list of the year’s donors.

COMMUNITY BENEFITS FINANCIAL RESULTS

Federal Way East

Care better

Perform better

Grow bigger

Grow together

STRATE G I C P LAN

2% Community organizations

Bequests

State

Northwest Kidney Centers is a regional, not-for-profit provider of kidney dialysis, public health education, and research into the causes and treatments of chronic kidney disease. Founded in Seattle in 1962, it was the world’s first dialysis organization. Now ranked as the 8th largest dialysis provider in the United States, it is known for high-quality services, deep community connections and generous donor support.

40%40%Facilities and equipment

30%30%

28%28%

17%17%

48%48%Individuals

16%16%

13%13%

John Ruzinski manages the lab at the Kidney Research Institute, a collaboration between Northwest Kidney Centers and UW Medicine.

10%

18-4

0

12%

40-5

0

22%

50-6

0

Brian Forcum chaired our Foundation Board in 2018. He speaks with Dr. Suzanne Watnick, chief medical officer, at a gathering of our Heritage Society.

Foundation Board member Russ Stepp and his daughter, Annie Stepp Grus, chaired the Discovery Gala, which raised $766,600 for kidney disease research.

25%

60-7

0

Northwest Kidney Centers is the provider of choice for nearly 4 out of 5 people who need dialysis in our area. Our annual income comes from payments for dialysis treatments, earnings on investments, and financial donations from people like you. Performance was strong in each of those areas, giving us a solid base on which to build for the future.

Audited financial statements are available by request. Northwest Kidney Centers is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, community-based health care provider.

Vice president Jane Pryor, right, leads our development activities. She visits with Glenda Roberts of the Kidney Research Institute at the Breakfast of Hope.

GIFT SOURCESHOW WE USED YOUR GIFTS

4% Foundations

Businesses

2% Other

Research

Patient care

Your financial support of our mission totaled $3 million in donations.

$133 millionTotal revenue

OUR PATIENTS

8 Rank among U.S. dialysis providers, by size

16 Clinics as of June 30

1 Clinic opened this year, Federal Way East

9 Hospital clients

1,766 Patients

93 Kidney transplants, a record

24% On the transplant waitlist

15% On home dialysis

276,500 Dialysis treatments

1,115 Pharmacy customers

728 Employees

61 Average patient age

15% Working or in school

47% Patients in poverty (Medicaid qualified)

759 Attendees at our free Choices class about therapy options

peer-reviewed publications

in grant support

Since the Kidney Research Institute was established in 2008:

studies underway

2018 at a glance

Lisa Florence, MD, chair Virginia Broudy, MD, vice chair Owen Applequist Richard Bloch Andrew Brockenbrough, MDCyrus Cryst, MDRick Greaves Gary Houlahan Lara Macklin

James A. Manning Meredith Mathews, MDRaj Mehrotra, MDRex Ochi, MDMark J. OstrowClint RandolphCharleen Tachibana, RNRobert WaleriusKelly Wallace

Brian Forcum, chairDebbie Treen, vice chairRichard BlochCatherine BylundCyrus Cryst, MD Raghu “Rags” Durvasula, MD Michael R. Kelly, MD

Jim Liming Christine Odegard Tom Olson Sanjit Reddy, MDBryan RushNancy Spaeth, RNRussell Stepp

Joyce F. Jackson, president and chief executive officer

Suzanne Watnick, MD, chief medical officer

2018 Board of Trustees

2018 Foundation Board

Administration

RESEARCH

CAUSES OF KIDNEY FAILURE IN OUR PATIENTS

48%

DIA

BETE

S

22%

ALL

OTH

ERS

20%

HYP

ERTE

NSI

ON

10%

PRIM

ARY

G

LOM

ERU

LON

EPH

RITI

S

PATIENTS’ RACES

51%

27%

20%

OTH

ER

WHI

TE

ASI

AN

BLAC

K

2%

20%

70-8

0

11%

OVE

R 80

PATIENTS’ AGES

$100 million+

1,00030+

Dialysis technician Annabelle Perez checks in with Rajendra Kumar at the Elliott Bay clinic.

Dietitian Nicole Inglesby offers advice to a patient at the new

Federal Way East clinic.

BY THE NUMBERS

Thank you for your support. Your gifts this year helped us expand facilities and excel in the three areas of our mission.

Patient care. Gifts enabled us to establish the nation’s first palliative care program by a dialysis provider; prepare for home dialysis training in three new locations; and continue charity care for those who couldn’t get life-saving dialysis otherwise.

Education. Gifts supported scholarships that will help staff members sharpen their skills by going back to school; fellowships for kidney doctors; and our extensive chronic kidney disease education program, provided free to the community.

Research. Gifts helped raise significant funds to expand kidney research and bring hope to people living with kidney disease.

Please contact us if you would like a list of the year’s donors.

COMMUNITY BENEFITS FINANCIAL RESULTS

Federal Way East

Care better

Perform better

Grow bigger

Grow together

STRATE G I C P LAN

2% Community organizations

Bequests

State

Northwest Kidney Centers is a regional, not-for-profit provider of kidney dialysis, public health education, and research into the causes and treatments of chronic kidney disease. Founded in Seattle in 1962, it was the world’s first dialysis organization. Now ranked as the 8th largest dialysis provider in the United States, it is known for high-quality services, deep community connections and generous donor support.

40%40%Facilities and equipment

30%30%

28%28%

17%17%

48%48%Individuals

16%16%

13%13%

John Ruzinski manages the lab at the Kidney Research Institute, a collaboration between Northwest Kidney Centers and UW Medicine.

10%

18-4

0

12%

40-5

0

22%

50-6

0

Brian Forcum chaired our Foundation Board in 2018. He speaks with Dr. Suzanne Watnick, chief medical officer, at a gathering of our Heritage Society.

Foundation Board member Russ Stepp and his daughter, Annie Stepp Grus, chaired the Discovery Gala, which raised $766,600 for kidney disease research.

NONPROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDSEATTLE, WA

PERMIT NO. 3768

700 BroadwaySeattle, WA 98122

www.nwkidney.org | 206-292-2771

99

520

509

518

18

Auburn

N

SEATTLE

Sea-TacBURIEN

Airport

RENTON

KENT

▲

PugetSound

Scribner at Northgate Kirkland

LakeWashington

Lake Washington

West Seattle

18169

202

169

Snoqualmie Ridge

Lake City/Blagg Pavilion

LakeSammamish

ISSAQUAH

PRESTON

Kent

Broadway/Haviland PavilionElliott Bay

Seattle

Renton

Enumclaw

Enum

claw

Buc

kley

Rd.

Roosevelt Ave.

268th

Ave

. SE

Bla

ke S

t.

SE 456th St.

SE 440th St.

410

164Griffin Ave.

Roosevelt Ave. E

Enumclaw

N R

ace

St.

Port Angeles

E Front St.

101

S Fr

ancis

St.

Strait of Juan De Fuca

Georgiana St.

Port Angeles

Fife

167

SeaTac/SeaTac Pavilion

99

Federal Way EastFederal WayWest Campus

FEDERAL WAY

516

Distribution& Service Center

90

405

405

5

5

Burien

Rainier Beach

Community dialysis clinics Dialysis clinics coming soon Other Northwest Kidney Centers facilities

LOCATIONS OU

R C

OM

MU

NIT

Y

2018 Report to the Community

Dear friends,Our 5-year plan says we will Care Better, Perform Better, Grow Bigger and Grow Together. We’ve been busy doing that, with your support. Here are highlights:

CAR E B ETTE R | Every one of our facilities received 4 or 5 stars out of a possible 5 in this year’s federal ratings of dialysis quality. We established the first dialysis-provider-operated palliative care program in the United States. We are laser-focused on safety and infection prevention.

PE R FOR M B ETTE R | We are adopting kaizen, an approach to our work that empowers every staff member to help generate continuous improvement. We used kaizen to help place patients more quickly into the clinic that will be their long-term treatment home; efficient placement facilitates more treatments with existing resources as we stretch to meet demand.

G ROW B IGG E R | State-approved expansion will boost our capacity by 12 percent by the end of calendar 2019, and we have more applications in the pipeline. We opened a dialysis clinic in Federal Way, and had a second one in that city almost ready to open by year end. We are expanding by 50 percent at Kent. Our Lake City and Scribner clinics got facelifts. And we are building new clinics in Fife, Burien and Seattle’s Rainier Beach.

G ROW TOG ETH E R | We fight diabetes, the leading cause of kidney failure in our patients, and help to promote organ transplant – working with the American Diabetes Association Washington, African Americans Reach and Teach Health Ministry, and LifeCenter Northwest. We are very proud of our Kidney Research Institute, a collaboration with UW Medicine, celebrating 10 years of innovation and discovery.

Thank you for being connected to us – as a donor, volunteer or collaborator. We appreciate your role in our community of caring for people with kidney disease.

Informatics manager Elsa Spicochi, left, and CEO Joyce Jackson join in the Tour de Cure to fight diabetes.

Board Chair Dr. Lisa Florence speaks at a clinic event. Volunteer leadership is a strength of our community-based organization.

Live. Learn. Hope.

Our mission To promote the optimal health,

quality of life and independence of people with kidney

disease through patient care, education and research.

Our visionTo be the provider of choice.

President and CEO 2018 Chair, Board of Trustees