Fortville, Indiana
Kidney care for Fortville, Indiana
Northern Hancock County patients do not have to drive into Indianapolis for nephrology.
- County
- Hancock County
- Zip codes
- 46040
- From the office
- about twenty minutes
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Fortville sits in the northwestern corner of Hancock County near the Hamilton County line, where State Roads 67 and 234 meet, in the 46040 zip code. Being on that edge of the county has always meant a choice between driving north into Hamilton County or west into Indianapolis for specialist appointments.
Summit Kidney and Hypertension Care offers a third option that keeps care inside the county. The office is about twenty minutes southeast in Greenfield, with the same board-certified nephrology care found at the larger hospital systems and considerably less of the logistics around it.
Why are Fortville patients referred to us?
The most common reasons are the same ones we see across Hancock County: an eGFR that has drifted below 60 on repeated tests, protein showing up in the urine, blood pressure that will not come down on three medications, or recurrent kidney stones with no explanation.
Fortville also has a substantial number of older residents managing diabetes, and diabetic kidney disease is the single most common path to kidney failure in the United States. Screening the urine for albumin every year is the step that catches it early enough to change the outcome.
What we treat
The full range of nephrology and hypertension care is available to Fortville patients at the Greenfield office.
- Chronic Kidney DiseaseMost people learn they have chronic kidney disease from a routine blood test, not because they feel unwell. That early window is also when treatment does the most good.
- Dialysis CareThe best dialysis experience starts months before the first treatment, with an unhurried conversation about which approach fits your life.
- HypertensionWhen blood pressure will not come down on three medications, the answer is usually a cause that has not been found yet.
- Kidney StonesPassing one stone is misfortune. Passing a second is usually preventable, and the workup that prevents it is straightforward.
- Diabetic Kidney DiseaseThe first sign of kidney trouble in diabetes shows up in the urine years before creatinine moves, which is exactly why annual screening is worth insisting on.
- Anemia ManagementFatigue that patients put down to age or stress is often anemia, and it is one of the more treatable parts of kidney disease.
How do you get to the office from Fortville?
From Fortville, head southeast toward Greenfield. The office is at 10 West Boyd Avenue, Unit C, just off North State Street (State Road 9).
The drive is usually around twenty minutes.
Questions from Fortville patients
- Where is the nearest kidney doctor to Fortville, Indiana?
- Summit Kidney and Hypertension Care in Greenfield is the nearest nephrology practice for most Fortville residents, roughly twenty minutes southeast at 10 West Boyd Avenue, Unit C.
- Do you treat high blood pressure as well as kidney disease?
- Yes. Hypertension is half of what the practice does, particularly blood pressure that has resisted three or more medications, blood pressure caused by an underlying condition, and blood pressure in patients who already have reduced kidney function.
- Can I be seen if my kidney function is only slightly reduced?
- Yes, and earlier is better. The treatments that slow chronic kidney disease work best before a large amount of function has been lost, so a mildly abnormal result is a good reason to be seen rather than a reason to wait.