United Hebrew, which operates a 7.5-acre campus in New Rochelle offering long-term skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, assisted living, memory care, and independent senior housing has opened a new dialysis facility that will allow clients with kidney disease to receive treatment without having to travel elsewhere.
Hemodialysis machines are used to filter toxins, metabolic waste and water from a patient’s blood when the person’s kidneys are no longer able to adequately perform.
United Hebrew’s new Dialysis Den has four treatment stations. The new 951-square-feet facility cost $350,000 to create, with $300,000 in state funding being secured with the advocacy of State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez and Assemblyman Steve Otis.
It’s expected that the new facility would be able to provide treatment for up to 60 patients per week. It is located on the first floor of United Hebrew’s Skilled Nursing Facility adjacent to the Cyber Cafe.
The grand opening was marked with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by state and local leaders, United Hebrew board members, health care partners, residents, and community members. The new service makes United Hebrew the first CMS 5-star rated senior care facility in the region to integrate dialysis services with skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation. A CMS 5-Star Rating is a quality measurement system created by the federal government’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that assigns scores from 1 to 5 stars to health care providers, such as nursing homes and hospitals.
“This is about removing barriers for the people who need care the most,” said Mark Sanchez, president and CEO of United Hebrew. “Our residents shouldn’t have to choose between staying in a safe, supportive environment and getting the clinical treatment they require. The Dialysis Den is about meeting our residents where they are — bringing highly specialized care directly to them while keeping them connected to the community, caregivers, and routines that support their well-being.”
Sanchez noted that the new facility allows United Hebrew to offer patients who need both dialysis and skilled nursing a place to receive both without having to coordinate transportation to a separate dialysis facility multiple times a week.
“Our new service makes it better for patients and families while providing hospitals with a trusted partner for complex post-acute care,” Sanchez said.
The Dialysis Den will be overseen by Cora Ogbolu, a board-certified nephrologist from Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital. Patients are expected to include: seniors recovering from surgery or hospitalization who require dialysis alongside rehabilitation; patients transitioning from the hospital to post-acute care; and long-term residents with ongoing dialysis needs.
Planning for the project began under the leadership of United Hebrew’s former president and CEO Rita Mabli, who now is senior advisor to the organization.
“From the beginning, our goal was to create a community where seniors can continue to thrive as their needs change,” Mabli said. “By bringing advanced health care services directly to our residents, we’re helping them to receive the support they need without sacrificing comfort, connection, or quality of life.”
Fernandez praised United Hebrew as being “a pillar of care for New Rochelle’s seniors, and the opening of the Dialysis Den reflects their continued commitment to raising the standard of care for those with complex medical needs.”
Otis described the Dialysis Den as “another example of the innovative and caring approach United Hebrew brings to serving residents. I am very pleased that we were able to secure state funding to assist in this project.”
