Nation’s Leading Dialysis Provider Assures Continued Patient Care for
Affected Areas
Company Website:
http://ultracare-dialysis.com
WALTHAM, Mass. -- (Business Wire)
Although the Fresenius
Medical Care North America (FMCNA) clinic located in Louisville,
Miss., was severely damaged by this week’s tornado, the company is
pleased to report that all of its patients and employees at the facility
are accounted for and safe, even though some were personally impacted by
the tornado, which caused power outages and significant property damage.
FMCNA, the nation’s leading network of dialysis
facilities, is working overtime to respond to the tornado and begin
the rebuilding process. The clinic will be temporarily closed for
repairs, but patients will continue to be cared for at other nearby
facilities by the same physicians and nurses that they regularly see at
Fresenius Medical Care Winston County.
“The staff members at our facility have shown to be truly invaluable in
the wake of the tornado,” said Thomas J. Dunn, D.O., medical director of
Fresenius Medical Care Winston County. “Their efforts to ensure that all
our patients have been accounted for and transported to nearby clinics
in a timely manner illustrate the commitment each of them has to helping
others.”
All calls have been routed to Fresenius Medical Care Noxubee County.
Patients with questions can call 662-726-9866.
“We’re doing everything we can to ensure uninterrupted dialysis
treatments for patients,” said Lisa Fontenot, FMCNA’s regional vice
president for Mississippi and the Northeast Louisiana region.
“Fortunately, our advance preparation for situations like this gives us
a head start in planning how to respond quickly and effectively.”
While storms and other natural disasters can be inconvenient and even
life-threatening for entire communities, they pose an especially serious
health threat to dialysis patients whose treatments are delayed by
electrical power outages, flooding or an inability to access their
normal treatment locations. Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
typically need dialysis treatment every two days to clean waste products
from their blood, remove extra fluids and control their bodies’
chemistry after their kidneys have failed.
For more information on FMCNA’s disaster response efforts and important
tips to help patients prepare for any emergency, visit FMCNA’s
Disaster Response website.
About Fresenius Medical Care North America
Through its leading network of more than 2,150 dialysis facilities in
North America and 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. It is 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.
Contacts:
Media contact:
Full & By
Jill Archibald,
1-617-638-0022
archibaldj@fullandby.co
or
Company
contact:
Fresenius Medical Care
Charles Hendricks,
1-678-285-9235
Charles.Hendricks@fmc-na.com
Source: Fresenius Medical Care North America
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