The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Alberta Branches recognize that many of the expenses associated with kidney disease are borne directly by people with chronic kidney disease and live kidney donors. In response to ensuing financial hardship, The Kidney Foundation, with the support of funding from the Ministry of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, provides funding in the form of gas cards, to eligible people (where the expense relates to transportation directly for dialysis treatment of a person with chronic kidney disease). The goal of the Dialysis Transportation Project is to ease the financial burden associated with travelling a minimum distance of 40 km one way for dialysis treatment. In order to access funds, the applicant is required to make the request for financial assistance through a renal social worker at the renal program where the patient is registered. For more information and full guidelines for this program in your region, contact us.
