Services We Provide

Beaumont Kidney Center is the largest referral center in Ireland for the specialty of nephrology and dialysis and the national referral center of renal and pancreatic transplantation.  

This video describes your journey through the services the Kidney Centre provide.

The unit provides a fully comprehensive range of multidisciplinary services for patients with renal disease including: 

• The diagnosis and management of patients with chronic renal disease. 
• Temporary dialysis support for tertiary referral patients with acute renal failure. 
• The provision of a comprehensive programme of renal replacement therapy for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Renal replacement therapy offers integrated treatment modalities including in-patient regular haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (CAPD and CCPD) and a vigorous renal transplant programme. 
• Therapeutic plasma exchange treatment for the management of neurological and renal immunological disorders. 
• A Home Haemodialysis programme.  

The kidney centre comprises three separate but inter-connected services 

Urology 

The Urology Department provides a wide range of services for all patients with cancerous and non-cancerous problems of the genitourinary tract, i.e. kidneys, bladder, prostate, testes and penis. 

As part of the service we provide a rapid access prostate clinic for patients which provides for an early appointment with same day review and access to diagnostic tests as required for patients.  

Nephrology 

Nephrology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders and diseases of the kidney. Our department is staffed by a team of doctors, nurses and dieticians, providing a specialist service for our patients. We diagnose and treat patients with many different kidney conditions including: 

• Acute kidney failure (also known as acute kidney injury or AKI) 
• Chronic kidney disease (also known as CKD) 
• Kidney failure requiring renal replacement therapy either as dialysis or a kidney transplant 
• High blood pressure that is unexplained or difficult to treat 
• Protein and / or blood in urine 
• Electrolyte problems (e.g. abnormal sodium, calcium and potassium levels) 
• Recurrent kidney stones where we investigate the cause and help prevent further kidney stones 

Kidney Transplant service 

For people living with end stage kidney disease, successful kidney transplantation provides many benefits-it significantly increases life expectancy, and provides substantial improvements in overall health and quality of life. The National Kidney Transplant Service (NKTS), co-ordinated through Beaumont Hospital is committed to delivering a world-class kidney transplant service to the citizens of Ireland. Testament to this, a remarkable 2,783 people are currently living with and benefiting from a functioning kidney transplant. In early 2024 the NKTS passed the significant milestone of our 6000th kidney transplant. 

The image below describes the services provided by the TUN Directorate (incorporating Transplant Nephrology & Urology)