// ABOUT LAKESIDE
We care about our patients deeply. Established in the 1970s, Lakeside Nephrology is built on a multi-generational legacy of providing direct, comprehensive medical care to our local community when it matters most. Whether you are a patient seeking specialized kidney care or a referring provider looking for a trusted clinical partner, our double-board-certified specialists combine decades of clinical experience with the newest advanced treatments to ensure a dedicated, highly coordinated approach to care. We maintain an active presence across all care environments to ensure complete medical continuity. Our specific practice standards below outline how we maintain this level of access and care.
Physician-Only
We prioritize clinical quality over visit volume by giving dedicated time to each patient. Every single evaluation from clinic visits to 4 monthly in-center dialysis visits to nursing home visits or hospital visits is performed exclusively by a double board-certified nephrologist. Patients are not delegated to physician extenders.
Continuity & Academic Engagement
We proudly lead the inpatient nephrology teaching service at St. Francis Hospital, keeping our group at the forefront of modern renal therapies. We are by our patients' side in all settings and situations to guide them. This entails 3 outpatient clinics, 6 hospitals, 16 dialysis centers, 12 regional nursing homes and hands-on coordination across the 5 local transplant centers in the Chicago area.
Value-Based Care and Connectivity
Our clinics utilize the Acumen Epic Connect EMR system for flawless lab and chart synchronization across major local hospital networks. We partner with Interwell Health and provide value-based care to optimize quality outcomes. To serve patients and providers better, all calls during business hours are answered directly and live by a Medical Assistant with no robotic phone trees and menu clinic lines. This is backed by our instant 24/7 direct paging system routed to our nephrologist on call for urgent needs.
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