Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.

Hemodialysis access allows your blood to reach the dialysis machine to be cleaned. There are several types of hemodialysis access, all of which are placed with a minor surgery.

  • Graft makes an access by using a piece of tubing to join an artery and vein
  • Fistula makes an access by joining an artery and vein directly
  • Catheter makes an access with a tube placed in a large vein

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