The information you need to help prepare for, respond to, and cope with emergencies.
Emergency Resources
Hurricane Milton
Florida Resources/Assistance
- State Assistance Information Hotline: 800-342-3557
- Crisis Cleanup: 844-965-1386
- Points of Distribution: State Run Points of Distribution
- Feeding Tampa Bay Find Food and Resources: Find Food - Feeding Tampa Bay
- Activate Hope Assistance: Hurricane Milton Recovery - Hope Florida
- Reunification Portal: Hurricane Milton / Hurricane Helene Reunification
- Boil Water Notices: Boil Water Notices | Florida Department of Health (floridahealth.gov)
- Additional Resources: FloridaDisaster.org/Updates
- Use Uber code MILTONRELIEF1 to receive a free Uber ride to a state-approved shelter up to $35.
- Lyft has activated the Lyft Up Disaster Response Program to provide free and discounted rides to help those in affected areas travel to and from designated shelters with critical resources. Riders can use code MILTONRELIEF24 for two rides up to $25 to and from state-approved shelters.
- Wi-Fi: Spectrum said it’s keeping open thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots, available to all users, around the Tampa Bay area and the rest of the state. Here’s a map of hotspot sites. To connect your device, the company said, look for the “SpectrumWiFi” network.
- Stores including Walmart and Publix have Wi-Fi and it is sometimes available from their parking lots.
Hurricane Helene
National Resources/Assistance
Dialysis facilities or transplant centers
To find out if your dialysis center is opened or closed, call your dialysis organization's toll-free emergency number:
DaVita: 800.400.8331Fresenius: 800.626.1297DCI: 866.424.1990DCI Donor Hotline/Transient Patients: 800.969.4438DSI: 877.374.3375ARA: 888.880.6867RAI: 800.403.2530US Renal Care: 866.671.8772Satellite Healthcare: 650.830.7954
All dialysis centers including Independent Centers dialysisunits.com
End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network Coordinating Center 516.209.5253esrdncc.org.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Because of this increased risk for kidney patients, it is especially important for you to take actions to reduce your risk of exposure.
Please click the appropriate button below for more information on how to protect and prepare yourself for a Coronavirus outbreak in your area. NKF is here for you! We're working hard to stay up to date and bring you the latest information. We will continue to update this page regularly with additional resources and information. If you have questions or concerns, please contact our NKF Cares Patient Helpline at nkfcares@kidney.org or 1-855-653-2273 (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm ET).
Kidney community emergency response (KCER) coalition
The National Kidney Foundation is a proud member of the Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition.
The KCER Coalition strives to provide disaster preparedness resources to save lives, improve outcomes, empower patients and families, educate healthcare workers, build partnerships with stakeholders, promote readiness in the community, and support the ESRD Network Program.
For more information and Emergency and Disaster Planning resources visit the KCER website at: kcercoalition.com.
The toll-free KCER Emergency Hotline for patients and providers is: 866.901.3773.
Emergency preparedness
Be prepared! Below you'll find useful resources on how to prepare for an emergency with kidney disease.
Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis (English) (pdf)
Prepárese para Emergencias: Una guía para personas en dialysis (En Español)(pdf)
Patient identification cardsTo make sure you have important information on-hand in case of an emergency, click here to download and fill out your ID card. Carry it with you at all times in your wallet or purse.