Hemodialysis treatments can be carried out at:

Renal unit
Most haemodialysis patients receive their treatment in a specially designed renal unit. The renal unit may be within a hospital or in a separate outpatient building.

Patients travel to the unit to use one of the unit's dialysis machines.

During a dialysis treatment, patients may move about in their beds or recliner chairs but are not able to move around the renal unit. They can chat, read, work on crafts, or watch TV.

Nurses at the units prepare the equiptment, insert the needles, and supervise the sessions. Most units encourage patients to play an active part in their own treatment. This may involve checking your own blood pressure or inserting your own needles. You may be taught how to put yourself on and take yourself off the dialysis machine.

Patients need to be on a fixed schedule and must travel to the unit approximately three times a week.