Western Nephrology
Connie Huberty is an experienced healthcare professional specializing in nephrology and heart failure management. Currently serving as a Nephrology Nurse Practitioner at Western Nephrology since July 2016, Connie has also been a Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner at Edward Hospital since August 2005, where significant contributions include developing a successful outpatient heart failure disease management program. This program achieved consistent growth and has become a model for similar clinics in suburban Chicago. Prior experience includes roles as an Advanced Practice Nurse at the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses and various nursing positions at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital, Edward Hospital, and Good Samaritan Hospital, encompassing critical care, telemetry, and home health services. Connie's educational background includes a Master of Science in Adult Nurse Practitioner from Loyola University Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northern Illinois University, complemented by an Associate of Science in Nursing from Waubonsee Community College.
Western Nephrology
Western Nephrology began practice in 1968 serving Lutheran Medical Center and St. Anthony Central Hospitals. In 1973 the practice expanded to provide both inpatient and outpatient dialysis services in the West Denver Metropolitan Region. Over the next 30 years outpatient dialysis centers were developed in Boulder, Arvada, Brighton, Lakewood, Longmont, and Westminster. In addition inpatient dialysis services were expanded to cover 8 hospitals and 2 rehabilitation hospitals in the Northwest Denver Metropolitan and Boulder area counties. Currently Western Nephrology provides consultative services and inpatient dialysis services to Avista Hospital, Boulder Community Hospital, Colorado Acute Specialty Hospital, Exempla Lutheran Hospital, Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital, Longmont United Hospital, North Suburban Hospital, Vibra, St. Anthony Hospital and St. Anthony North Hospital. Western Nephrology partners with American Renal Associates as medical directors and attending physicians at 8 regional dialysis clinics as well as a home dialysis program that provides for both home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. The practice currently includes 17 board certified nephrologists in clinics in Arvada, Lakewood, Boulder, Lafayette, Longmont and Westminster. Research Departments are housed in our Westminster and Arvada Offices. Our administrative office is located in Wheat Ridge and provides credentialing, financial support, and information systems support to the practice.