ALLEN S. WARNER MD
WEST COAST DIALYSIS CENTER, Inc.
3780 Kilroy Airport Way #110
Long Beach, California 90806

Dear Colleague,
I once believed a physician’s ownership of a dialysis center entangled him in a personal conflict between patient advocacy and business responsibility, and maintenance of integrity required a physician to leave the ownership and financial risk/reward to others. For nearly a decade I supported a dialysis facility in Long Beach, California as medical director and primary nephrologist. This facility grew in size and became the major referral center in the community. As it grew, I became less influential in the financial decisions and the facility’s physical plant and equipment waned.

I was approached by Innovative Dialysis Systems to join three other local nephrologists in the development of a new facility in which we would share ownership. We developed a modern 21 station hemodialysis facility and peritoneal center in a new professional building. Innovative managed the entire development process. Our center has been a remarkable success. Patient response was immediate and positive. We have an open and inviting environment, a well-trained and caring staff, and the physicians are involved in all aspects of care. On-going administrative support and management has been comprehensive and unobtrusive.

A physician can remain a patient advocate, demand a state of the art facility, and still enjoy the financial rewards of a well-run dialysis center. As my medical practice becomes increasingly challenged by the demands of managed care, contracting, and the specter of global capitation; it is comforting to know there is a secondary income source secure and well managed by Innovative Dialysis Systems.

Sincerely,
Allen S. Warner MD
Medical Director