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Fresenius Medical Care Haldeman Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

Nation’s Leading Dialysis Provider Continues to Serve Growing Patient Community in Northeast Philadelphia

Fresenius Medical Care North America, the nation’s leading network of dialysis facilities, today celebrates the one-year anniversary of Fresenius Medical Care Haldeman, a 16-station dialysis clinic that serves northeastern Philadelphia’s growing population of patients with chronic kidney disease. While announced Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) reimbursement cuts are unfortunately threatening the economic viability of some of Fresenius Medical Care’s nationwide network, the company is nonetheless committed to preserving, or expanding, access to life-sustaining dialysis treatment wherever the changing demand for services can be viably served, as in northeast Philadelphia.

 

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The facility, located at 10500 Roosevelt Blvd. in Philadelphia, offers traditional in-center daytime dialysis, as well as home dialysis programs. Home dialysis can offer patients greater independence and more scheduling convenience.

 

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Dr. Shamin Vania, M.D., a nephrologist (kidney specialist) with Philadelphia Hypertension and Nephrology in Philadelphia, provides medical director oversight at the Medicare-certified facility. For more information on the clinic, which is now accepting new patients, call 1-866-4-DIALYSIS (1-866-434-2597).

 

Dialysis is a life-sustaining process that cleans waste products from the blood and removes extra fluids when a person’s kidneys fail. Dialysis patients typically require treatment on an ongoing basis unless they receive a kidney transplant.

 

Fresenius Medical Care offers other dialysis patient services including a kidney transplant support program, vascular care, anemia management, nutrition counseling, bone disease management and social worker support.

 

“Patients at this Fresenius Medical Care facility enjoy the benefits of UltraCare, our name for excellent, patient-centered care and customer service,” said Lorrisa Lai, R.N., clinical manager for Fresenius Medical Care. “Dialysis patients spend many hours receiving treatment each week, so we are pleased to offer this high level of care and comfort, now in a more convenient location for people in the Philadelphia area.”

 

Fresenius Medical Care facilities use blood-filtering dialyzers only once, unlike other facilities that may disinfect and reuse them. The Haldeman facility’s dialysis stations also feature the CHAIRSIDE® online charting and electronic health record system with touch-screen monitors, for clinical staff to enter and securely track critical patient information.

 

Each dialysis treatment station features reclining chairs with massage capabilities and individual media systems to enhance patient comfort. Wireless Internet access is also available for patients who bring their own computers or Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones.

 

Fresenius Medical Care also offers Treatment Options Programs (TOPs) at no cost, to inform at-risk patients and their families about chronic kidney disease and all available treatments for kidney failure, including dialysis and kidney transplants. Sessions are open to the public and are held monthly; call toll-free 1-877-TOPS-LIFE (1-877-867-7543) for more information.

 

About Fresenius Medical Care North America

Through our leading network of more than 2,150 dialysis facilities in North America and our vascular access centers, laboratory, pharmacy and affiliated hospitals and nephrology practices, Fresenius Medical Care provides renal services to hundreds of thousands of people throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada. We are also the continent’s top producer of dialysis equipment, dialyzers and related disposable products and a major supplier of renal pharmaceuticals.

 

For more information about the company, visit www.fmcna.com; for information about patient services, visit www.ultracare-dialysis.com.

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