Dialyze Direct to acquire Affiliated Dialysis Centers

Dialyze Direct, LLC, a provider of staff-assisted home hemodialysis services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Affiliated Dialysis Centers, LLC, an established dialysis provider in the Midwest. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Affiliated Dialysis Centers, an independent, regional provider of dialysis services, was established in 2002. Based in Illinois, the company provides outpatient clinic dialysis, home dialysis and SNF dialysis services through its associated entities and currently services more than 400 patients.

"We are very pleased that Affiliated contacted us with this strategic opportunity and we believe that their enviable reputation and market leadership, as well as their ongoing commitment to ensuring a consistently superior patient experience, make them an ideal partner as we continue to expand the Dialyze Direct footprint in the Midwest,” said Henry Kauftheil, chairman of Dialyze Direct. “Dialyze Direct has succeeded in developing a model that provides the highest caliber of care to the most challenging and costly patient demographic. I believe that our sensitivity to ensuring patient dignity and our distinct model of innovative and compassionate care have been redefining both expectations and standards for on-site dialysis services and will become the standard for geriatric dialysis to SNF patients across the nation.”

Dialyze Direct uses more frequent dialysis sessions (pursuant to a physician’s order) using the NxStage System One with modified treatment protocols. The company currently provides services in Florida, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

“Affiliated is a patient-focused provider that has operated in the Illinois SNF dialysis market for many years, and we believe Dialyze Direct is the right company to take our patient care model to the next level in order to meet the needs of today’s market,” said Steve Bucher, chairman of Affiliated Dialysis Centers. The company has provided care in Illinois and Ohio.

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