We are a not-for-profit service organization. The care of the patient is our reason for existence.
About DCI
Our Mission
Our Vision
To empower people with kidney disease to live their best lives.
Our Values
Not-For-Profit
We commit our resources to patient care, research, and education.
Quality Focused
We continuously improve and innovate to advance patient care.
Physician Led
Physician founded and led, we rely on physicians to lead patient care and help shape our future.
Caring Culture
Every person at DCI is essential to our mission, and together we help each other, and our patients, thrive.
Mission Driven
We live our mission, and it drives every decision we make.
Patient Centered
We put patients first.
Our Story
DCI was founded as a not-for-profit dialysis provider in 1971 by Dr. H. Keith Johnson, a Nashville-based nephrologist. Learn more about our journey to becoming the nation’s largest not-for-profit kidney health provider below.
Our Team
Our team shares a calling to further DCI’s not-for-profit, patient-centered mission as we look to the future of kidney care.
Camp Okawehna
For most children with kidney disease in the early 1970s, attending a summer camp simply wasn’t an option. The emotional, physical and financial burden of dialysis treatments extinguished their hopes for a traditional “camp” experience. Camp Okawehna, affectionately called “Camp O,” changed that in 1975, and since then, hundreds of campers have experienced the fun and adventure of summer camp in a safe and welcoming environment.
Summer Internship
Dialysis Clinic, Inc., offers an organ transplantation summer internship for pre-medical students. Over the last 20 years, the program has expanded to 20 cities across the United States, giving more than 200 students the opportunity to expand their medical knowledge.
Our Commitment to Quality
“Quality Focused” and “Patient Centered” are two DCI core values that guide every DCI initiative across the continuum of care. Continuous improvement is essential to meeting our mission, and we are committed to maximizing our patients’ well-being while improving outcomes in a safe environment.
Clinical Research
Each day, we support individuals through their kidney health journey, including providing excellent dialysis-related therapy and other services to address their unique needs. DCI’s commitment does not end after caring for the individual. We also serve the broader kidney care community through clinical research, education, training, and transplantation. We support and facilitate research touching many aspects of kidney disease, including underlying causes and prevention of kidney failure, strategies to improve the dialysis experience and access to transplant, as well as clinical and social interventions that help kidney patients live their best lives.
Partnerships
We take meaningful opportunities to advance the science of kidney health, improve access to quality care, and influence the future of kidney care by partnering with like-minded organizations and associations that share our patient-centered vision.