[May 19, 2013] BRIEF: Schneider looking to provider to solve dialysis shortage Tweet ST. THOMAS, May 18, 2013 (The Virgin Islands Daily News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- With Schneider Hospital's hemodialysis unit at capacity, the hospital is seeking a partnership with a private entity to take over and expand dialysis services in the St. Thomas-St. John District. In a Senate hearing Friday before the Health, Hospitals, Human Services and Veterans Affairs Committee, Schneider Chief Executive Officer Bernard Wheatley said he is in talks with DaVita, Inc. to provide hemodialysis services in the district. Another company, American Paradise Management Global Group, is planning to open a private hemodialysis facility early next year. ___ (c)2013 The Virgin Islands Daily News (St. Thomas, VIR) Visit The Virgin Islands Daily News (St. Thomas, VIR) at www.virginislandsdailynews.com Distributed by MCT Information Services [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]