DALLAS, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kidney dialysis
patients across East Texas may
have failed to receive critical medical treatment due to
communication failures at facilities owned by Fresenius Medical
Care (NYSE: FMS). Attorneys at the nationally renowned Potts Law
Firm and co-counsel at the firm of Derryberry Zips
Wade are investigating reports that patients were not informed
of attempts to reopen centers during recent Texas winter storm events, potentially leaving
hundreds of patients without access to scheduled appointments.
The two firms have been retained by a family that lost their
father due to the inability to get dialysis care during the week of
the storm.
"We've been receiving other reports of tragic results stemming
from a breakdown in communication between the company, its
employees and patients," says Micah
Dortch, managing partner of the Dallas office of the Potts Law Firm. "It
appears that plans to get people the care they needed went
unfulfilled. Efforts to open care facilities or dispense needed
medication either didn't happen or patients weren't informed of
those opportunities. These failures created even more problems for
those dealing with transportation, water and power issues."
Failure to receive kidney dialysis on a timely basis can lead to
a buildup of toxins in a patient's blood. The results are fatigue,
nausea, muscle atrophy, tremors and impaired mental function. In
extreme cases, the inability of the body to process waste
byproducts can result in death.
Fresenius operates more than 2,400 facilities nationwide,
including hundreds in Texas. The
affected dialysis centers are believed to include those in
Gilmer, Mineola, Mt.
Pleasant, Palestine,
Sulphur Springs, Tyler and possibly other East Texas locations.
Patients or family members whose dialysis at Fresenius was
compromised during the February weather event are asked to contact
the Potts Law Firm at 972-804-9530 or the firm of Derryberry Zips
Wade at 903-526-2767.
Media Contact:
Barry Pound
800-559-4534
barry@androvett.com
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