Fresenius Medical Care Provides Uninterrupted Care for Dialysis Patients Affected by Winter Storms
February 18 2014 - 01:23PM
Business Wire
Company’s Efforts Ensure Life-Sustaining
Treatments During Active Storm Season
Just hours after Winter Storm Pax moved out of the U.S.
Southern, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states last week, leaving
behind a trail of storm damage, stranded travelers and nearly
800,000 homes and businesses without power, Fresenius Medical Care
North America (FMCNA), the nation’s leading network of dialysis
facilities, resumed treatment for more than 15,000 patients at its
270 dialysis clinics in the affected area.
Whenever hurricanes, winter storms or other natural disasters
strike, FMCNA takes extraordinary measures to help meet the health
care needs of kidney dialysis patients – who require treatment
every two to three days to stay alive and healthy. This is
especially important during active weather patterns, as the U.S.
has experienced this winter season.
"Our disaster preparedness strategies are increasingly being
tested as weather patterns occur with increasing variety and
complexity across the country. We are constantly being challenged
to meet the demands of our patients, employees and the ESRD
community stakeholders during these weather related disruptions,”
said Babajide Salako, M.D., director of operations support and
global disaster planning.
Ahead of Winter Storm Pax, the company activated the Fresenius
Medical Care Disaster Response Team and emergency hotline. Many
patients were dialyzed in advance of the storm, and after the
storm, FMCNA and its partners immediately began implementing plans
to deliver generators, fuel, bottled water and meals to facilities
and employees affected by the storm. As an integrated provider of
dialysis services and products, FMCNA’s vascular access centers,
laboratory, pharmacy and affiliated hospitals and nephrology
practices, provide renal services to hundreds of thousands of
people in North America.
Throughout the event, the Fresenius Medical Care Disaster
Response Team, assisted by divisional, technical and regional
employees, worked with the Kidney Community Emergency Response
(KCER) Coalition and local ESRD networks to prepare for and respond
to Winter Storm Pax.
FMCNA’s natural disaster response plan has been tested and
validated many times in recent years, from Hurricanes Ike and
Katrina to last year’s storms, tornados and floods.
For more information on FMCNA’s natural disaster response
efforts and important tips to help patients prepare for any
emergency, visit FMCNA’s Emergency Preparedness website.
About Fresenius Medical Care
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
http://www.fmcna.com; for information about patient services, visit
www.ultracare-dialysis.com.
Media contact:Full & ByBrooks Toombs, 617-638-0022 /
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contact:Fresenius Medical CareRosemary Heinold, 781-699-4171 /
voicerosemary.heinold@fmc-na.com
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