In 1982, the DSN was designated by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) as the provider of long-distance communications service for the DOD.
1 A basic dialysis machine can be purchased in the regions of $15,000; however, this does not include any necessary supplies such as a drip. 2  For example, a NxStage kidney dialysis machine purchased with supplies can cost upwards of $45,000. 3  This does not include the costs of running the machine.
Dialysis could cost from $50,000 to $80,000 a year, Sher said, but transplanted patients only cost about $25,000 a year in treatment. However, that doesn't factor in the cost of the initial transplant surgery, Sher told MedPage Today.He did not have a cost estimate for the procedure.ASHINGTON -- Patients who have a second kidney transplant may not be as bound for failure as once thought, researchers said here.