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D161502-8
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- 1972-02-03 (Creation)
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Tacomans were urged in early 1972 to help out victims of kidney disease by purchasing a special "K" button. The dollar spent would pay for two hours of the artificial kidney program under the auspices of the Northwest Kidney Center. Two unidentified men are pictured on February 3, 1972, exchanging a check for buttons. Later in the month the kidney machine would be on display in a donated van at the Pacific National Bank of Washington Plaza Building. While there dialysis patients would explain how the machine is used. Most patients needed to be on the machine three times a week for 8-10 hours at a time. The cost at the time was prohibitive with $13,500 for the first year and $3500 for subsequent years. Photograph ordered by St. Joseph Hospital. (TNT 2-29-72, p. 6- article)
Fund raising--Tacoma--1970-1980; Diseases--Tacoma--1970-1980;