Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA provides dialysis and related services for individuals with renal diseases in Germany North America and internationally. The company offers dialysis treatment and related laboratory and diagnostic services through a network of outpatient dialysis clinics; materials training and patient support services comprising clinical monitoring follow-up assistance and arranging for delivery of the supplies to the patient's residence; and dialysis services under contract to hospitals in the United States for the hospitalized end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and for patients suffering from acute kidney failure. It also develops manufactures and distributes various health care products including polysulfone dialyzers hemodialysis machines peritoneal dialysis cyclers peritoneal dialysis solutions hemodialysis concentrates solutions and granulates bloodlines renal pharmaceuticals systems for water treatment and acute cardiopulmonary and apheresis products. In addition the company develops acquires and in-licenses renal pharmaceuticals; offers renal medications and supplies to patients at homes or to dialysis clinics; and provides vascular cardiovascular endovascular specialty vascular care ambulatory surgery center and physician nephrology and cardiology services. The company sells its products to dialysis clinics hospitals and specialized treatment clinics directly as well as through local sales forces independent distributors dealers and sales agents. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Bad Homburg Germany.