TAMPA, Fla. June 9, 2004 –The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is pleased to announce the formation of two new chapters, the AAKP Space City Chapter, located in Houston, Texas and the AAKP Lehigh Valley Chapter, located in northern Pennsylvania.

“The addition of two new chapters will greatly enhance AAKP’s ability to improve the lives of fellow kidney patients and their families. Local chapters allow our organization to provide community resources for kidney patients throughout the United States,” said Kris Robinson, executive director of AAKP.

AAKP Chapters are an integral part of AAKP. The Chapters reach out to patients in their local areas on a patient-to-patient basis and provide them with educational resources, which include chronic kidney disease (CKD), dialysis, transplantation and much more.

For more information, please contact the AAKP National Office at (800) 749-2257 or click here.

AAKP is the voluntary, patient organization, which for 35 years, has been dedicated to improving the lives of fellow kidney patients and their families by helping them deal with the physical, emotional and social impact of kidney disease. The programs offered by AAKP inform and inspire patients and their families to better understand their condition, adjust more readily to their circumstances and assume more normal, productive lives in their communities.