Renal Medicine


Interpreter Services
Interpreter services are available 24 hours a day. When you make your appointments, please be sure to tell the front desk if you will need an interpreter. It is helpful if an English-speaking family member comes with you on your first visit. After regular hours, interpreters are available on-call. You can leave a message at the hospital's multi-lingual message center at 1-800-841-4325.

Outpatient Pharmacy
There are two outpatient pharmacies located at Boston Medical Center. One pharmacy is located in the Menino Pavillion (840 Harrison Avenue). The phone number is 617-414-4883. For those patients with McGill or other Free Care prescription programs, this is the pharmacy you will use. The other is located on the first floor of the Doctors' Office Building (720 Harrison Avenue). That phone number is 617-638-8132. Once you are a patient at one pharmacy, you cannot switch to the other. We encourage you to drop off your prescription as soon as possible to cut down on the time you will have to wait to have them filled.

Laboratory
An appointment is needed to have blood taken or to give a urine sample. The laboratory is located on the 5th floor of the Doctor’s Office Building.

Dialysis Education
  • Dialysis education regarding the different types of dialysis and advantages of each type are given to the patient. This education will allow for the most informed decision to be made by each individual patient to provide the most effective therapy while optimizing his or her quality of life.
  • Education sessions can be scheduled by clinic staff and will be provided by dialysis nurses at DaVita-Boston dialysis center.