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.
With cost of a treatment around $250, the total profit missed is $150. So, from a simply economic perspective, a dialysis clinic would be willing to spend up to $150 per year on infection control and no more, which works out to approximately $1 per treatment ($150/153 treatments per year). And that $150 would need to mediate all the mechanisms of infections.â.