Largest dialysis providers in the U.S. in 2019, by number of patients

In 2019, Fresenius Medical Center North America had over 208 thousand dialysis patients, the most of any dialysis provider in the United States. DaVita Kidney Care followed with 204 thousand patients on dialysis. These two dialysis providers had by far the largest number of patients in the United States. Dialysis is required when a patient has been diagnosed with kidney failure and helps by carrying out the bodily functions that kidneys would normally do.

Prevalence of kidney problems

Kidney disease caused over 51 thousand deaths in the U.S. in the year 2019. The states with highest number of deaths were Texas, California, and Florida in descending order. The most common cause of end-stage renal disease was diabetes, accounting for around 40 percent of cases. Other common causes include high blood pressure and glomerulonephritis.

The Fresenius Group

In 2020, the Fresenius Group is a German medical technology company which employed over 311 thousand worldwide. Medical care is the largest segment within the company by revenue, accounting for 17.86 billion euros worth of revenue in 2020. The main revenue centers were in Europe and North America which had a combined 85 percent of the total revenue generated.