The Northwest Kidney Centers, with this full page ad in the Seattle Times (on page A5 today) is celebrating Scrib's achievement and honoring the physician who's insights and understanding of dialysis echoed through all the Annual Dialysis Conference sessions that I attended. His most noteworthy achievement happened 50 years ago, tomorrow.
March 9th, 1960 was a Wednesday, the second Wednesday of the month. On that day Scribner began what today we realize was the first chronic hemodialysis treatment. That treatment lasted over 70 hours. Clyde Shields dialyzed the entire day on what would have been World Kidney Day in 1960, the second Thursday of March. The whole day. That was the first World Kidney Day.
The first World Kidney Day was March 10, 1960. The day Clyde Shields dialyzed all day. The day, I imagine, Scribner first understood that ongoing dialysis might really work.
Thanks for posting this, I totally stole the image for my post as well.
Because I'm like that.
Posted by: Tracy Lynn | March 08, 2010 at 10:22 AM
all other's stand in his shadow...I of so little knowledge pay homage to such a wonderful person....for without him...No Bill, Dori, Beth, John, Chris, Robert...and so so many I owe thanks.....yes I can and will pay homage too and bow with respect to a wonderful man....with ease
Posted by: richard st amour | March 08, 2010 at 06:01 PM
On March 9th have a glass of a nice unblended Cabernet Sauvignon for Scribner. Scrib famously loved wine, actually he was known to love Cabernets. So Drink to his memory and his ongoing influence.
May his approach to dialysis grow to be conventional wisdom. Cheers.
Posted by: Bill Peckham | March 08, 2010 at 08:51 PM
Bill,
I put out an informal newsletter on occasion for employees at our clinics. I'd like permission to reprint this to share with them.
Let me know asap if it is ok or not to reprint, this is worth celebrating!
Posted by: Robert Baxter RN | March 09, 2010 at 06:11 AM
Sorry for the delay in replying I've been traveling all day. Yes. Everything on DSEN is in the public domain - I would just like the source noted.
Cheers,
Bill
Posted by: Bill Peckham | March 09, 2010 at 08:56 PM
This is the core of what makes American Medicine the best in the world. Mr. Scribner is a hearo!
cw
Posted by: Christian Walker | July 25, 2010 at 12:12 PM
Belding Scribner ist one of my special honourest men of the life.Specialy for dialysis people and for me. I'm 41 years dialysispatient and come from Germany.
www.thomas-lehn.de
Posted by: Thomas Lehn | February 11, 2011 at 02:49 AM