Fresenius Medical Care in Russia

Russian representative office of the German company Fresenius Medical Care.

Aktivs

As of April 2020, Fresenius Medical Care holding includes:

• CJSC Fresenius SP,
• LLC Fresenius Nefrokea,
• Dialysis Center LLC,

it is the largest dialysis service provider in the country, bringing together 66 locations in 43 regions. Every year, about 8 thousand patients are treated at Fresenius centers (more than 1.2 million renal replacement therapy procedures per year).

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Performance indicators

FMC revenue in Russia, according to SPARK-Interfax, in 2018 exceeded 7.51 billion rubles, net profit - 505 million rubles.

History

2023: Nikolay Kapustin - appointment to the position of general director

At the end of January 2023, it became known about the change of the general director of the Russian representative office of Fresenius Medical Care. Instead of Alexei Myagkov, who led the company since 2005, Nikolai Kapustin was appointed. This is evidenced by the data of the SPARK-Interfax system. Read more here.

2022: Eviction of the center from the premises in Orel at the request of residents

As it became known in early December 2022, the court evicted the Fresenius dialysis center from the premises in Orel at the request of residents. By decision of the Sovetsky District Court, the clinic is obliged to leave the premises, which it has been occupying since 2020.

According to the applicants and the court, Fresenius violated various building norms, while the company insists on inconsistencies in forensic examinations, is confident in compliance with all the rules and that the decision is biased, since the deputy chairman of the district court is one of the owners of a residential building.

The court evicted the Fresenius dialysis center from the premises in Orel at the request of residents

The case "On bringing the premises to their original state" has been considered in court since 2020. The main claims of homeowners are that, in their opinion, the equipment and sewer system of the dialysis center are installed with violations of fire protection requirements, other building codes and regulations, and repair work led to damage to common property.

In addition, the statement stated that the placement on the ground floor of an apartment building of a medical organization conducting hemodialysis contradicts the "Temporary methodological recommendations for the placement, arrangement and equipment of High Medical Technology Centers" and the order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation No. 254 of August 13, 2022 "On improving the organization of dialysis assistance to the population of the Russian Federation."

The final decision in favor of the plaintiffs was made in February 2022, later Fresenius repeatedly tried to unsuccessfully challenge it in an appeal to the regional court, and in November filed a cassation appeal - there is no decision on it yet.

Fresenius Nefrokea and two other defendants in the case - the owners of the premises where the clinic was located under the lease agreement - note in the complaints that all legislative norms were observed during the construction, except for this, the tenants had previously been refused (including in the appellate instance) to challenge the legality of the construction. Two examinations carried out in the case, the defendants believe, contradict each other, so another one must be carried out. In addition, the clinic drew attention to the fact that the deputy chairman of the Soviet District Court, where the case is taking place, is one of the owners of the house, so the decision must be canceled.^[1]

2020: Fresenius dialysis center launched in Azov

An outpatient hemodialysis center has opened in Azov, which has supplemented the network of dialysis centers of the German Fresenius Medical Care in the Rostov region, according to the information policy department of the regional government. It was clarified here that the Azov center had been waiting for three years. This became known on September 26, 2020. Read more here.

2019: Fresenius Medical Care dialysis center opened in Novosibirsk

On June 24, 2019, information appeared that the Fresenius Medical Care dialysis center was opened in Novosibirsk. As noted, this is the fifth specialized dialysis center in Novosibirsk, the eighth in the Novosibirsk region and the first Fresenius center on Novosibirsk land. Read more here.

Earlier, on June 18, 2019, it became known that work is underway in Novosibirsk to launch the Fresenius Medical Care dialysis center equipped with modern equipment. The centre is expected to accompany 126 patients. The center has already submitted documents for receiving a state assignment through the TFCMI fund. Read more here.

2018:55 dialysis centres in 27 regions of Russia

As of February 2018, Fresenius Medical Care operates 55 dialysis centers in 27 regions of the Russian Federation, where it receives the necessary treatment of about 7,000 patients.

January 29, 2018 in Ulyanovsk celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of the first medical dialysis center of Fresenius. As of January, in the center, equipped with 44 modern artificial kidney devices, more than 300 patients receive renal replacement therapy. Read more here.

2017

44 dialysis centers in 22 regions of the Russian Federation and 6 thousand patients

At the end of 2017, the company operates 44 dialysis centers in 22 regions of Russia, where more than six thousand patients are treated.

The opening of a dialysis center in Apatity

At the end of 2017, the Fresenius dialysis center opened in the city of Apatity. The institution is located in the medical building of the Apatit-Kirov Central City Hospital. Read more here.

The opening of a dialysis center in Vladimir

As it became known in December 2017, in Vladimir at the address Manezhny dead end, house 3 opened a dialysis center to provide effective medical care to patients with chronic renal failure. The facility is equipped with artificial kidney devices manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care.

The center has created all the necessary conditions for the hemodialysis procedure. Assistance about the Vladimir center is free. Patients only need a compulsory medical insurance policy and a medical board opinion. Read more here.

Agreement with the Kupol plant on the production of high-tech medicines

At the end of November 2017, the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant "Dome" and the German company Fresenius signed another agreement of intent to organize the production at the plant of the next line of high-tech medicines in large volumes. This is expected to help provide the Russian medical industry with modern solutions for dialysis. Read more here.

The opening of a dialysis center in Izhevsk

On November 28, 2017, the Fresenius dialysis center opened in Izhevsk, in which patients with chronic renal failure can receive planned outpatient care free of charge under the state compulsory health insurance program.

The project was implemented on the basis of public-private partnership. The investor - the German company Fresenius - was allocated a room for the center by the Government of the Udmurt Republic. For its part, Fresenius has invested almost 250 million rubles of investments in the reconstruction of the building and equipment. Read more here.

Lawsuit against the government of the Omsk region

In July 2017, Fresenius Medical Care sued the Omsk authorities. The company is dissatisfied with the decision of the Commission to develop a territorial program of compulsory medical insurance of the Omsk region. Officials determined which of the private clinics can receive money from the budget to treat patients in a day hospital under the compulsory health insurance (compulsory medical insurance) program. Fresenius was not included in the 2017 list. The case is scheduled for August 1, 2017.

In addition to the Commission for the development of a territorial program of compulsory medical insurance, the court also attracted the government of the Omsk region as a co-defendant in the case. The territorial compulsory medical insurance TFCMI of the Omsk region and the regional Ministry of Health were involved in the case as third parties, according to the published court ruling.

Fresenius sued the government of the Omsk region due to the dishonest distribution of compulsory medical insurance funds

The reason for the claim was the fact that the private dialysis center "Fresenius Medical Kea Omsk" did not receive volumes for the provision of medical care under the compulsory medical insurance program in a day hospital for 2017.

According to the information posted on the website of the Omsk TFCMI, Fresenius Medical Kea Omsk accepts the adult population under the territorial compulsory medical insurance program and can routinely provide primary care in the nursing profile and specialized in the nephrology profile, including in a day hospital.

Fresenius Medical Care is one of the leaders in the organization of dialysis treatment, development and production of equipment and consumables for renal replacement therapy in Russia. As of December 31, 2016, the company owned 3,624 dialysis clinics worldwide, receiving 308,471 patients. In Russia, Fresenius Medical Care operates 44 dialysis centers in 22 regions of the Russian Federation, where more than 6,194 patients are treated.^[2]

The desire to open 10 new dialysis centers in the Moscow region

On June 21, 2017, it was announced that an employee of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, in the suburbs it is necessary to open an additional ten dialysis centers.

are already five dialysis centers in the Moscow region, some have been converted with the necessary devices that meet the standards, and it is planned to build ten more in the future. This happens in different ways: either a separate center is being built, or already old centers and hospitals are being equipped, "said the company's representative^[3]

She did not specify exactly when dialysis centers will open, since this depends on the timing of obtaining a land plot for construction.

Plans to increase the production of solutions in Udmurtia

In April 2017, it became known that Fresenius Medical Care plans to double the production of infusion solutions and solutions for peritoneal dialysis at the premises of CJSC Rester (part Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant "Dome" of Concern VKO JSC), Almaz-Antey said Alexei Zlobin, director of civil products at IEMZ Kupol^[4]

"Given the planned increase in sales volumes, Fresenius is considering organizing a new contract production at Rester. In fact, this is the construction of a new production complex. And this will give the city additional jobs and double the volume of sales, "said A. Zlobin, speaking at the board of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Udmurtia

2016: Plan for the construction of a dialysis clinic in Perm for 200 million rubles

At the end of October 2016, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Perm Territory signed an investment agreement with the international medical company Fresenius Medical Care. The agreement concerns the creation of a dialysis clinic in Perm. Read more here.

2010: Creation of the Frerus joint venture

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In 2010, Fresenius Medical Care and Trekpor Technologies (part of the Concor group of companies) created the Frerus joint venture, which was registered as a resident of the Dubna special economic zone. The main goal of the enterprise is to launch a project for the construction of the GAMMA research and production complex.

NPK "GAMMA" (before that, the company "Trekpor Technologies" has already implemented the project of NPK "ALPHA" in Dubna to produce plasmofilters and devices for plasmapheresis based on track membranes), should produce medical equipment and consumables for renal replacement therapy (hemodialysis) procedures, including capillary dialysers (dialysis filters) of the latest generation, as well as devices "artificial kidney."

2007: Opening of the first dialysis center in Russia in Ulyanovsk

The first dialysis center of the company in the Russian Federation for the treatment of patients with chronic renal failure was opened in December 2007 in Ulyanovsk, on the basis of a cooperation agreement between the government of the Ulyanovsk region and Fresenius Medical Care. Read more here.

1990: Opening of CJSC Fresenius SP in Russia

In 1990, Fresenius SP CJSC was opened in Russia. The company employs 1,220 employees in the Russian Federation. Branches are located in St. Petersburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, representative offices in Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Voronezh.

1970s: Purchase of an "artificial kidney" for Yu. Andropov

In the USSR, Fresenius equipment appeared in the late 1970s - then the "artificial kidney" was first purchased for the treatment of the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the CPSU Yuri Andropov.

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