The department of Nephrology is well established and deals with all ailments related to the kidneys. All facilities and the latest equipment required for the treatment of kidney problems are available. The Department of Nephrology in our hospital was first established in 1985.

The dialysis unit on the 6th floor of Ramaiah Memorial Hospital has 60 dialysis machines, 2 HDF machines and 2 CRRT Machine, which caters to around 150 patients every day. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) and slow low efficiency dialysis (SLED) were made available in 2OO9 and are being offered to selected hemodynamically unstable patients in the intensive care unit.

Dialysis unit is one of the few centres in the city to use single-use dialysis, which is now the standard of care for all dialysis patients. Kidney transplantation is being done regularly, which encompasses both live-related and deceased donor transplantations.

Acute long-term catheter placement, CAPD and Renal biopsy are also offered by the department, thus encompassing comprehensive care of kidney diseases.

The department has an active DM nephrology program. Which speaks about high quality of services offered in the department.