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How much does it cost to start a Dialysis Center? Does it need a certificate to run this? How much is the annual return of money for this kind of business?

I am graduating this year. I was thinking of becoming a Dialysis Nurse. I don't want to become a employee forever that's why I m thinking about this kind of business.

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To start a single center? Hmmm, probably many millions. The overhead costs are very high; licensing, insurance, equipment rental, dialysis techs, dialysis nurses, medical director, admin staff, building rental, etc, etc.

Corporations like DaVita run dialysis centers because they need investors with $$$.

The actual profit margin for dialysis centers is very slim . . . My significant other works at a dialysis center.

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How much does it cost to start a Dialysis Center? Does it need a certificate to run this? How much is the annual return of money for this kind of business?

I am graduating this year. I was thinking of becoming a Dialysis Nurse. I don't want to become a employee forever that's why I m thinking about this kind of business.

Are you a close friend of Bill Gates? The paper work to start would probably drown you. A very lofty goal. You'll need more than a certificate. You need a water system and most RO's reject 95% of the water coming in. In the state of Maine every healthcare facility has to have a generator. You'll have to keep it full of diesel and have a good source if you're without power for any length of time. The machines are costly. You'll have to have MSDS training and OSHA approval. Who'll teach CPR to your staff? Way too many ? to be answered. FMC is talking about closing some of it's rural clinics because they aren't money makers. $125 a treatment. Break it done to SW, dietician, secretary, Medical Director, RN's, paper, electricity,water, sewage, etc. A mighty investment with not a great return. Single payer.......

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Specializes in Dialysis (acute & chronic).

I say "don't waste your time".

Many of the small independent clinics are closing due to the new conditions of coverage costs/requirements. Many are being bought by the larger for profit companies.

Unless you are a millionaire/billionaire - forget it.

Just think - 1 dialysis machine would run you about $18K and that does not include the supplies you need to run a treatment!

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Specializes in pandemic, public health, disasters.

Whew. Don't forget about being licensed by Medicare. You're basically starting up a mini-hospital, for all intents and purposes. Maybe think about a general practice?

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I was told by an ex owner of independent dialysis clinic that their rule of thumb was (this is going back a couple odf years ago) $90k per client. Most chronic clinics have 16-20 machines, turnaround 2 to 3 times per day. Based on this sketch an average size clinic needs 80-120 clients to stay in business your looking at a 7-10 million dollar investment for 1 facility.

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I was told by the Nephrologist at a local hospital that in order to open an independent center than at least one of the owners had to be a MD specializing in the field. So if you are not a Nephrologist or have one to partner with you forget it too.

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I was told by the Nephrologist at a local hospital that in order to open an independent center than at least one of the owners had to be a MD specializing in the field. So if you are not a Nephrologist or have one to partner with you forget it too.

You are correct, you must have a medical director as an owner or partial owner

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I'm working as dialysis nurse in bangalore but i want to start a dialysis center in my native place withohelp of rural hospital it was good hospital in their surroundings also please give me advises and protocols to start new center

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