Fresenius Medical Care

Today, the Biden administration announced a partnership with dialysis clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to patients and health care workers.

At the start of National Kidney Month, Fresenius Medical Care has launched a program focused on improving care coordination for patients with chronic kidney disease.

Dialysis providers are recovering from power blackouts and winter storms that pummeled Texas last week, but limited access to clean water needed to perform treatments have forced disaster teams to find alternative suppliers.

Fresenius Medical Care AG anticipates “significant negative impact” on net income this year due to thousands of patients who have died from COVID-19, the company announced prior to release of its fourth-quarter earnings.

To improve the distribution of dialysis-related supplies to homes and centers, Fresenius Medical Care North America has partnered with Descartes, a company that formulated a technology-based delivery solution.

The Frenova division of Fresenius Medical Care has developed an initiative aimed at developing “the largest renal-focused genomic registry in the world,” according to a company press release. The first participants have been enrolled.

U.S. Renal Care announced it is in the process of obtaining bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody therapy that has received emergency use authorization by the FDA for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19.

The FDA has approved Fresenius Medical Care North America’s Delflex peritoneal dialysis solutions in Biofine, a new bag material that is more efficient and environmentally friendly, according to a press release.

Through Fresenius Medical Care North America’s recently announced partnership with Livongo Health Inc., patients will now be managed utilizing Livongo’s Whole Person for CKD virtual care-coordination services.

Following an announcement that its dialysis facilities will be joining a data exchange network to improve patient care coordination, Fresenius Medical Care North America has expanded its partnership with Humana to further these efforts.