Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of the nation’s leading network of dialysis facilities, today announced the opening of Fresenius Medical Care Lacombe, an advanced dialysis clinic that will serve the area’s growing population of patients with chronic kidney disease.

The Medicare-certified facility is located in the Louisiana Medical Center at 64026 Hwy 434, Suite 101. For more information on the clinic, which is now accepting new patients, call 1-985-882-0097 or 1-866-4-DIALYSIS (1-866-434-2597).

Fresenius Medical Care Lacombe features: • 12 dialysis treatment stations.

• CHAIRSIDE™ online charting system with touch-screen monitors at dialysis stations for clinical staff to accurately enter and securely track critical patient information.

• Single use of dialyzers, unlike other facilities that may disinfect and re-use them.

• An emergency back-up electrical generator to help continue critical patient care in the event of a power outage.

• Treatment stations designed for patient comfort and convenience that feature individual media systems.

• Wireless internet access in the facility for patients who bring their own computers.

• Reclining, heated treatment chairs with massage features.

“At this new Fresenius Medical Care facility, patients will benefit from the latest treatment methods while receiving excellent, patient-centered care from our dedicated team,” said Arne’ Dreux of Fresenius Medical Care. “Dialysis patients spend many hours receiving treatment each week, so we are pleased to offer this level of care in a more convenient location for people in the Lacombe area.”

In addition to in-center daytime adult and pediatric hemodialysis services, Fresenius Medical Care Lacombe offers a home dialysis program. Other dialysis patient services include a kidney transplant support program, anemia management, nutrition counseling, bone disease management and social worker support. Dr. David Powers, a nephrologist with Kidney & Hypertension Associates, is the medical director of the new facility.

The facility offers a free Treatment Options Program to inform at-risk patients and their families about chronic kidney disease and treatments. Sessions are open to the public and are held monthly at the facility; call 1-985-643-1715 for more information.    

All Fresenius Medical Care facilities 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.

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.

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 1,770,000 individuals worldwide. Through its network of 2,553 dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatment to approximately 195,650 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 Web site at ultracare-dialysis.com (in English and Spanish). For more information about Fresenius Medical Care, visit the Company’s website: www.fmc-ag.com.