Jayson Hood

Northwest Kidney Centers has named Jayson Hood new clinical director to manage its home dialysis program.

Hood, a registered nurse, is clinical director for home programs, which train and supervise nearly one out of five Northwest Kidney Centers patients who administer their own dialysis treatments. He has years of prior experience in dialysis and home programs with large corporate dialysis providers Fresenius and DaVita.

Northwest Kidney Centers is a regional, not-for-profit provider of kidney dialysis, public health education, and research into the causes and treatments of chronic kidney disease. Founded in Seattle in 1962, it was the world’s first dialysis organization. Now the 8th largest dialysis provider in the United States, it is known for high quality services, deep community connections and generous donor support.