Table 1.
Renal services participating in the trial
| Service Name | State | Number of Satellite Services | Urban/Regionala | Consent Model | Hemodialysis Patient Numbers from ANZDATA as on 31/12/2016 |
| Alice Springs | NT | 2 | Regional | Opt-out | 358 |
| Armadale Health Service | WA | 0 | Regional | Opt-out | 53 |
| Austin Health | VIC | 4 | Urban | Waiver | 243 |
| Cairns Hospital | QLD | 5 | Regional | Waiver | 266 |
| Concord Hospital | NSW | 2 | Urban | Waiver | 126 |
| Eastern Health | VIC | 5 | Urban | Opt-out | 179 |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | WA | 7 | Urban | Opt-out | 469 |
| Flinders Medical Centre | SA | 4 | Urban | Waiver | 218 |
| Geelong Hospital (Barwon Health) | VIC | 4 | Urban | Waiver | 156 |
| Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service | QLD | 2 | Urban | Waiver | 151 |
| John Hunter Hospital | NSW | 5 | Urban | Waiver | 222 |
| Liverpool Hospital | NSW | 5 | Urban | Waiver | 424 |
| Mackay Hospital | QLD | 1 | Regional | Waiver | 55 |
| Mater Hospital, Brisbane | QLD | 2 | Urban | Waiver | 30 |
| Monash Health | VIC | 5 | Urban | Waiver | 507 |
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital and Health Service | QLD | 3 | Urban | Waiver | 128 |
| Nepean Hospital | NSW | 1 | Urban | Waiver | 119 |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | NSW | 1 | Urban | Waiver | 80 |
| Metro South Hospital and Health Service (including Princess Alexandria Hospital, Redlands and Logan Hospital) | QLD | 3 | Urban | Waiver | 328 |
| Rockhampton | QLD | 3 | Regional | Waiver | 89 |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | SA | 17 | Urban | Waiver | 591 |
| Royal Brisbane Hospital | QLD | 3 | Urban | Waiver | 229 |
| Royal Darwin Hospital | NT | 4 | Urban | Waiver | 287 |
| Royal Hobart Hospital | TAS | 1 | Urban | Waiver | 87 |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital | VIC | 25 | Urban | Waiver | 483 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | NSW | 2 | Urban | Opt-out | 225 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | NSW | 1 | Urban | Waiver | 223 |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | WA | 6 | Urban | Opt-out | 362 |
| St George Hospital | NSW | 1 | Urban | Waiver | 213 |
| St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne | VIC | 6 | Urban | Waiver | 225 |
| Tamworth Hospital | NSW | 3 | Rural | Waiver | 74 |
| The Alfred Hospital | VIC | 2 | Urban | Opt-out | 237 |
| The Canberra Hospital | ACT | 8 | Urban | Waiver | 259 |
| Toowoomba Hospital | QLD | 3 | Regional | Waiver | 81 |
| Western Health | VIC | 3 | Urban | Waiver | 231 |
| Western Sydney Local Health District (including Westmead, Auburn and Blacktown Hospitals) | NSW | 0 | Urban | Opt-out | 320 |
| Wollongong Hospital | NSW | 4 | Regional | Waiver | 170 |
ACT, Australian Capital Territory; ANZDATA, NSW, New South Wales; NT, Northern Territory; QLD, Queensland; SA, South Australia; TAS, Tasmania; VIC, Victoria; WA, Western Australia.
a
Urban was defined as being located in an area with a population of ≥100,000. All other services were categorized as regional/rural.