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Fresenius Medical Care North America announces nonprofit to address CKD
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Fresenius Medical Care North America announced today the launch of the Fresenius Medical Care Foundation, a nonprofit created to address the environmental, social and economic conditions that increase the risk for chronic kidney disease.
Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) has pledged to match donations from its employees, medical staff and other individuals up to $1 million to fund the foundation in its inaugural year.
“We strive to treat the whole patient – not just their condition – and recognize the unique role we can play in furthering the national dialogue around chronic kidney disease and transplant awareness,” Bill Valle, FMCNA CEO and president of the Fresenius Medical Care Foundation, said in a related press release. “When we look outside the walls of our dialysis clinics, we know we must help people at risk for developing kidney disease, and our new foundation is a significant step toward that important, long-term goal.”
The foundation is focused on three key areas: kidney disease awareness, population health and childhood obesity, and transplant and donor awareness. By partnering with nonprofit organizations engaged in communities most at risk for developing type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure – two of the leading causes of kidney disease – the foundation will also seek to address social factors that impact health outcomes including having access to healthy food and creating support for healthy lifestyle choices.
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