Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of the nation’s leading network of dialysis facilities, this week named four of its Nashville-area dialysis facilities Centers of Excellence for achieving the highest standards in patient care in 2009.

Each year, to encourage continuous quality improvement, the company recognizes its facilities that are noteworthy in their high achievement of clinical quality outcomes.
 
All Fresenius Medical Care dialysis clinics share the company’s UltraCare® mission of delivering excellent, patient-centered care through innovative programs, the latest technology, continuous quality improvement and a focus on superior customer service. The company’s annual Center of Excellence awards recognize those clinics nationwide that have delivered the highest levels of quality patient care, based on objective measurements of the patients’ status. This year’s Center of Excellence award winners in the Nashville area are:
 
·         Fresenius Medical Care Columbia
·         Fresenius Medical Care Murfreesboro Home
·         Fresenius Medical Care Smyrna
·         Fresenius Medical Care Tullahoma
 
“We commend the dedication and hard work of our medical directors and clinical staff at these deserving Centers of Excellence. The award signifies their unwavering commitment to delivering the highest possible level of care so our patients can be more successful on dialysis, and live their lives to the fullest,” said Dana Talley, regional vice president for Fresenius Medical Care.
 
Fresenius Medical Care has established high standards of clinical quality company wide, in keeping with those published by the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) of the National Kidney Foundation. Fresenius Medical Care selects Centers of Excellence annually based on how the facilities perform on multiple objective measures of dialysis clinical quality. The company considers outcome measures such as dialysis adequacy, control of anemia, nutritional status, vascular access, patient satisfaction and transplant education.
 
For more information about these and other Fresenius Medical Care dialysis clinics, call 1-866-4DIALYSIS (1-866-434-2597) or visit www.ultracare-dialysis.com (in English and Spanish).
 
Dialysis is a life-sustaining process that cleans waste products from the blood, removes extra fluids and controls the body’s chemistry when a person’s kidneys fail. Dialysis patients typically require treatment on an ongoing basis unless they receive a kidney transplant.
 
About Fresenius Medical Care
Fresenius Medical Care North America is a subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, the world's largest integrated provider of products and services for individuals undergoing dialysis because of chronic kidney failure, a condition that affects more than 1,890,000 individuals worldwide. Through its network of 2,599 dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatment to approximately 202,410 patients around the globe. Fresenius Medical Care is also the world's leading provider of dialysis products such as hemodialysis machines, dialyzers and related disposable products. Fresenius Medical Care is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FME, FME3) and the New York Stock Exchange (FMS, FMS-p).

For more information about FMCNA's U.S. network of more than 1,800 dialysis facilities, visit the Company's website at www.ultracare-dialysis.com (in English and Spanish). For more information about Fresenius Medical Care, visit the Company’s website: www.fmc-ag.com.