Fresenius Medical Care Opens State-of-the-Art Dialysis Treatment Center In Kapahulu, Hawaii

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology
Article Date: 03 Mar 2008 - 4:00 PDT

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Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of the nation's leading network of dialysis clinics, announced the opening of Fresenius Medical Care Kapahulu, a new advanced dialysis treatment center. The Medicare-certified facility is located at 750 Palani Avenue, ten minutes from Waikiki Beach. For more information on the clinic, which is now accepting new patients, call 808-732-7702 or 1-866-4-DIALYSIS (1-866-434-2597).

Fresenius Medical Care of Kapahulu features:

- 24 dialysis stations.
- Modern entertainment system featuring individual cable with headsets and at each station.
- Upcoming CHAIRSIDE™ online charting system with touch screen monitors at dialysis stations, so clinical staff can securely enter, access and track critical patient data at all times, ensuring the highest level of patient care and safety.

In addition to in-center hemodialysis services, Fresenius Medical Care - Kapahulu Dialysis Clinic offers home dialysis. Other dialysis patient services include a kidney transplant support program, anemia management, nutrition counseling, bone disease management and social worker support.

The new clinic offers the Treatment Options Program to inform new and prospective dialysis patients and their families about chronic kidney disease and dialysis. Sessions are FREE and are held monthly at the facility; call 808-440-4894 to reserve space.

Clinical Manager Renee Esteban, RN, heads up a staff of highly trained registered nurses, patient care technicians, a social worker, a dietitian and technical and administrative personnel.

"We are thrilled to be opening this advanced new treatment center, which enables us to serve the Honolulu area's growing dialysis patient population," said Alvin Cecil, Regional Vice President for Fresenius Medical Care. "In keeping with our UltraCare® commitment, Fresenius Medical Care of Kapahulu provides the highest level of quality care through innovative treatment methods, advanced dialysis technology and superior customer service."

"We have a fantastic team of Fresenius-trained people who are dedicated to providing patients with advanced dialysis care," said Esteban. "We also want to make treatment sessions more enjoyable for them by providing special amenities like our individual entertainment systems."

The Fresenius Medical Care standards and practices include single use of dialyzers, unlike other facilities that may disinfect and re-use artificial kidney systems. Fresenius Medical Care also utilizes technologically advanced dialysis systems and Diasafe® filters designed to provide ultrapure dialysate. In addition, the company uses a proprietary "traffic light" Adequacy Monitoring Program, a caregiver alert system enabled by On Line Clearance monitoring, to continuously show the effectiveness and progress of every dialysis treatment.

This clinic opening brings the total number of Fresenius Medical Care facilities in the Hawaii region to eight. Clinics are located in the Honolulu, Aloha, Pearlridge, Kapolei, Wahiawa, Windward, and Lanai areas. The ninth center is expected to open this summer, Fresenius Medical Care of Ko'olau in Kaneohe, Oahu.

About Fresenius Medical Care North America

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 1,600,000 individuals worldwide. Through its network of 2,238 dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatment to approximately 173,860 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 Fresenius Medical Care's U.S. network of more than 1,600 dialysis facilities, visit the Company's website at http://www.ultracare-dialysis.com. For more information about Fresenius Medical Care, visit the Company's websites: http://www.fmcna.com or http://www.fmc-ag.com.