Fresenius Medical Care Hosts Open Houses At Two Greater-Los Angeles Dialysis Facilities

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of the nation’s leading network of dialysis facilities, invites the community to attend an Open House celebration at two of its state-of-the-art dialysis clinics -- Wednesday, Nov. 12 in Culver City, and Wednesday, Nov. 19 in Long Beach. The Culver City facility will also be educating visitors about its new peritoneal dialysis program, which is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2009. Come learn how Fresenius Medical Care serves the Los Angeles area’s growing dialysis community.

WHAT:		Open Houses at Fresenius Medical Care Culver City and Fresenius Medical Care Long Beach
		-- Light refreshments
		-- Nurses and staff available to discuss the latest dialysis treatment options and other patient services
		-- See demonstrations of the latest, state-of-the-art dialysis technology and single-use dialyzers
WHO:		Open to the public
WHEN + WHERE:
		Wednesday, Nov. 12
		4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
		Fresenius Medical Care Culver City
		9432 Venice Blvd.
		Culver City, CA 90232
		Wednesday, Nov. 19
		4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
		Fresenius Medical Care Long Beach
		440 West Ocean Blvd.
		Long Beach, CA 90802
COST:		Free
CONTACT:		For more information, please contact Gloria Williams at 310-836-2237 (Culver City) and Maria Salva at 562-432-4444 (Long Beach)

MEDIA CONTACT:

To arrange interviews with clinical staff and photos at the Fresenius Medical Care Culver City or Fresenius Medical Care Long Beach, please contact Nadia Aftab at aftabn@loomisgroup.com or 415-882-9494.

About Fresenius Medical Care North America

Fresenius Medical Care North America is a subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, the world's largest integrated provider of products and services for individuals undergoing dialysis because of chronic kidney failure, a condition that affects more than 1,600,000 individuals worldwide. Through its network of 2,297 dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatment to approximately 177,059 patients around the globe. Fresenius Medical Care is also the world's leading provider of dialysis products such as hemodialysis machines, dialyzers and related disposable products. Fresenius Medical Care is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FME, FME3) and the New York Stock Exchange (FMS, FMS-p).

For more information about Fresenius Medical Care's U.S. network of more than 1,650 dialysis facilities, visit the Company's website at www.ultracare-dialysis.com (in English and Spanish). For more information about Fresenius Medical Care, visit the Company’s websites: www.fmcna.com or www.fmc-ag.com.