MISSION
Tidewater Kidney Specialists, assures personalized, high-quality, comprehensive and compassionate patient care, supported by medical education and research.
INTEGRITY/VALUES
Our actions reflect our mission, purpose and agreements and guide our decisions and behavior. Keeping our word is the foundation of our communications, relationships, work and life.
RESPECT
We entrust that our staff and our patients will guide each relationship with courtesy, tact and consideration. Respect shall be entrusted in all relationships.
CORPORATE COMPLIANCE
We pledge to achieve compliance with all programs and regulations. To maintain open lines of communication to prevent, detect, and respond to compliance issues, and to promote an organizational culture that encourages ethical conduct and commitment to compliance with all programs and regulations.
EMPOWERMENT
We commit to empower our patients to assume personal responsibility for their wellness and to provide the best medical treatment possible. We will educate and support our patients in adopting personal health responsibility as a way of life.
TEAMWORK
We believe effective teamwork is essential to achieve our goals. We respect and trust the goodness of all and we honor individual differences. We value frequent, open, direct and considerate communication. We value the contribution of all individuals. We strive to make decisions that are in the best interest of the Company and we encourage and reward individual and team achievement.
WELL BEING
We value the personal well-being of every patient as well as our support staff! We recognize that cost entails more than financial consideration and includes the emotional well-being.
EXCELLENCE
We believe that the cost considerations must be balanced by the need to provide excellent patient care.
PRIVACY
We are committed to protecting personal healthcare information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
HISTORY
The founding physicians of Tidewater Kidney Specialists started the practice in 1986. The founding physicians were Dr. Michael Higgins and Dr. Betty Yeh. The practice continues to grow, developing a reputation for high quality in both the technical and human sides of patient care.
OUR SERVICES
- Dialysis
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- All forms of Kidney Disease
- Kidney Transplant Patients
- Electrolyte Problems
- Kidney Stones
- Congenital Kidney Disease
- Metabolic Kidney Disease
- Renal Vascular Patients
- High Blood Pressure
- Expectant Mothers with Kidney Disease
RESOURCES
- Renal Physicians Association
- DaVita
- American Medical Association
- American Society of Nephrologists
- Medical Society of Virginia
- Seaboard Medical
- American College of Physicians
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