Northwest Kidney Centers (NKC), based in the Seattle, Washington, area, offers dialysis and related kidney services, and has been a leader in kidney disease research (renal disease research). The organization was formerly named Northwest Kidney Center and Seattle Artificial Kidney, and integrated with the Northwest Kidney Foundation in 1987. Some also refer to Northwest Kidney Centers as NW Kidney Centers.

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Transplant recipient wins gold! Congratulations to Cathy Guy, who recently brought home a gold medal in golf from the 2010 U.S. Transplant Games in Madison, Wis. Winning her division was sweet for this former college athlete who had a kidney transplant 12 years ago. Click here to read more about Cathy and her experience at the Games. Share This	Payment bundling rules issued The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has just released the new dialysis payment system rules that go into effect Jan. 1, 2011. Click here to learn more about this new bundled payment system.	Our quality rates high The newest federal dialysis quality ratings, along with a report card from our patients, show that Northwest Kidney Centers is doing many things right. See the details. >