Fresenius Medical Care
Encyclopedia
Fresenius Medical Care is a German
company specializing in the production of medical supplies, primarily to facilitate or aid renal dialysis
. It is 36%-owned by the health care
company Fresenius. The company was formed in 1996 from the merger
of Fresenius Worldwide Dialysis, then a division of Fresenius SE, and American
company National Medical Care. This sector is very complex, and has many different divisions, each with a number of plants.
, dextrose, and magnesium
, to name a few. These all go through a complex mixing process, and then through a complex packaging process.
process.
On 30 October 2006, the manufacturing facility (Fresenius Hemocare) in Redmond, Washington
was shut down. Fresenius Hemocare has stopped going by the name Fresenius Hemocare and now goes by the name Fresenius-Kabi LLC. The closing of one of two entities inside of Hemocare allowed for the name change and takes Hemocare from the Medical Care group to the Kabi group.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
company specializing in the production of medical supplies, primarily to facilitate or aid renal dialysis
Dialysis
In medicine, dialysis is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, and is primarily used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with renal failure...
. It is 36%-owned by the health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
company Fresenius. The company was formed in 1996 from the merger
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
of Fresenius Worldwide Dialysis, then a division of Fresenius SE, and American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
company National Medical Care. This sector is very complex, and has many different divisions, each with a number of plants.
Manufacturing
These plants, which fall under the concentration division, manufacture the finished products from raw materials, such as sodium chlorideSodium chloride
Sodium chloride, also known as salt, common salt, table salt or halite, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaCl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms...
, dextrose, and magnesium
Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and common oxidation number +2. It is an alkaline earth metal and the eighth most abundant element in the Earth's crust and ninth in the known universe as a whole...
, to name a few. These all go through a complex mixing process, and then through a complex packaging process.
Distribution
Distribution is where the finished product, from Manufacturing, comes in on Semi-Trucks to be distributed to dialysis clinics, hospitals, and home dialysis patients. These products are then used in the dialysisDialysis
In medicine, dialysis is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, and is primarily used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with renal failure...
process.
On 30 October 2006, the manufacturing facility (Fresenius Hemocare) in Redmond, Washington
Redmond, Washington
Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle. The population was 54,144 at the 2010 census,up from 45,256 in 2000....
was shut down. Fresenius Hemocare has stopped going by the name Fresenius Hemocare and now goes by the name Fresenius-Kabi LLC. The closing of one of two entities inside of Hemocare allowed for the name change and takes Hemocare from the Medical Care group to the Kabi group.