Reliant Renal Care, Inc to Open
New Dialysis Facility to Serve Marlette, Michigan
05/01/08, Barbara A. Bednar
Media, PA — Reliant Renal Care, Inc., (“RRC”), a quality provider of outpatient kidney dialysis services, announced today the plan to open a new 12 station outpatient dialysis facility in the old Rite Aid building in Marlette, Michigan. This new facility is part of an existing group of dialysis centers located in Flint, Michigan and is owned in partnership with area nephrologists.
“We are proud to offer hemodialysis and self-care dialysis services to Marlette-area patients at this state-of-the-art facility,” said Barbara Bednar, RRC's President and Chief Executive Officer. “This is our fifth outpatient clinic in Michigan and we are excited to offer these services to area patients.”
Barbara Bednar and RRC's Chief Operating Officer, Nola Mc Mullen, bring with them a combined 50 years experience in dialysis, both beginning their careers as nephrology nurses. Because of their unique experience as nephrology clinicians, RRC is the only dialysis provider with actual nephrology (clinical) backgrounds. This gives RRC the ability to provide excellent individualized quality of care.
Nabil Zaki M.D., a board-certified nephrologist, will lead the new facility. He is also the medical director and partner at some of the facilities in the Flint area. “We have set up an office in Marlette and plan to develop a chronic kidney disease program to follow patients that are potential chronic kidney disease candidates based on their pre disposed health conditions such as diabetic patients. We plan to work closely with Marlette Regional Hospital specifically with their Diabetic Self-Management Program.”
“I'm proud to partner with Reliant Renal Care because of their commitment to excellent service to patients and their responsiveness to physicians,” said Zaki. “The Company's management team is highly clinical and truly understands the needs of dialysis patients and has the ability to affect change in a great way.”
About Reliant Renal Care, Inc.
Reliant Renal Care develops, acquires, and operates outpatient treatment centers for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, also known as End Stage Renal Disease ("ESRD"). Reliant Renal Care is a renal disease management company that affiliates with selected nephrology physician practices and hospital systems to develop health care delivery systems in markets throughout the United States.
For more information on Reliant Renal Care, Inc., please visit www.reliantrenalcare.com
