Renal Ventures Management, LLC.

Renal Ventures Management, LLC acquires home dialysis center in Dallas, Texas

Lakewood, CO - Renal Ventures Management, LLC (Renal Ventures) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Home Kidney Care, LLC, a dialysis center specializing in both peritoneal and home hemo dialysis. Home Kidney Care, LLC is located in Dallas, Texas and is the most recent addition to Renal Venture's patient-focused clinics across the United States.

Home Kidney Care, LLC is a co-venture partnership with Dr. Robert Farkas, Dr. Michael Landgarten and Renal Ventures' existing physician partners in North Texas Kidney Disease Associates. Dr. Farkas will act as the Medical Director of Home Kidney Care, LLC.

"Dr. Farkas has been in the forefront of home modalities in terms of patient education and the quality of care for some time. He has built a truly unique program that offers the best care possible to those patients who prefer to lead a more independent lifestyle," said Larry Chatfield, President and CEO of Renal Ventures. "We firmly believe our patients should have access to the type of care that best meets their unique needs, and this acquisition will provide specialized, high-quality home dialysis services to our large number of patients in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex."

About Renal Ventures Management, LLC
Renal Ventures provides nephrologists the opportunity to collaborate with a premiere niche dialysis provider whose management team has more than 300 years of renal care experience. We co-venture with nephrologists to build and manage new dialysis centers and selectively acquire existing ones. While insisting on physician autonomy over patient care, Renal Ventures provides our co-venture nephrologists a proven management and customer service strategy that allows them to compete effectively in the marketplace.

For more information, contact:
F. Javier Vergne-Morell
VP of Business Development
Renal Ventures Management, LLC
1626 Cole Boulevard, Suite 100
Lakewood, CO 80401
Phone: (303) 384-4085
Fax: (720) 497-9785
Email: JVergne@RenalVentures.com

Renal Ventures Management, LLC continues strategic growth, opening more dialysis centers

Lakewood, CO - Renal Ventures Management, LLC (Renal Ventures) is pleased to announce the opening of two dialysis centers specializing in high-quality patient care. Both located in Texas, the Renal Center of the Hills, LLC and the Renal Center of Waterton, LLC are the most recent additions to Renal Venture's patient-focused clinics across the United States.

The Renal Center of the Hills, LLC will have 25 hemo dialysis stations, as well as a home dialysis program. The Renal Center of Waterton, LLC will have 20 hemo dialysis stations, and both of the new centers are co-venture partnerships with nephrologists.

Dr. Ira Epstein of North Texas Kidney Disease Associates (NTKDA) will act as the Medical Director of the Renal Center of the Hills, LLC, and Dr. Molly Bankhead of East Texas Nephrology Association will act as the Medical Director of the Renal Center of Waterton, LLC.

"The Renal Center of the Hills, LLC is our fifth center in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex and further strengthens our franchise on numerous levels," said Larry Chatfield, President and CEO of Renal Ventures. "Our ability to grow is dependent on the strong relationships we've developed with our physician co-venture partners. Dr. George Rojas and Dr. Bruce Baker of NTKDA have been very forward-thinking, using the opportunities provided by the success of our previous joint ventures to grow their practice."

"The Renal Center of Waterton, LLC is our second center in Tyler, and it will help provide much needed care to underserved assisted living and nursing home patients," said Javier Vergne-Morell, Vice President of Business Development for Renal Ventures. "Dr. Bankhead helped us identify this need, which further validates the positive impact that open collaboration with physicians can have on a community's access to quality care."

About Renal Ventures Management, LLC
Renal Ventures provides nephrologists the opportunity to collaborate with a premiere niche dialysis provider whose management team has more than 300 years of renal care experience. We co-venture with nephrologists to build and manage new dialysis centers and selectively acquire existing ones. While insisting on physician autonomy over patient care, Renal Ventures provides our co-venture nephrologists a proven management and customer service strategy that allows them to compete effectively in the marketplace.

For more information, contact:
F. Javier Vergne-Morell
VP of Business Development
Renal Ventures Management, LLC
1626 Cole Boulevard, Suite 100
Lakewood, CO 80401
Phone: (303) 384-4085
Fax: (720) 497-9785
Email: JVergne@RenalVentures.com