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CHICAGO, June 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 18^th year, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ has named Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½), the North American operations of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, the recipient of the national ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Safety In Excellence Award. This award recognizes a company's national leadership and dedicated commitment to employee health, safety, loss prevention and risk control. For nearly two decades, FMÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ has demonstrated significant reductions in employee lost time injury rates.

"We're proud to recognize Fresenius Medical Care North America for its dedication and commitment to employee health, safety, loss prevention, and risk control," said Kevin Leidwinger, President and Chief Operating Office, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Commercial. "Fresenius continues to show its commitment to maintaining a safe environment throughout its organization and has received the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Safety in Excellence Award for 18 years."

"The quality and safety of our products and services is a top priority at Fresenius Medical Care, ensuring the best possible experience for our patients and employees," said Lawrence Park, Vice President of Corporate Health, Safety, Environmental Affairs, Engineering, Security and Risk Management, FMÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½. "We're honored to be recognized by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ for the 18th year for our dedication to promoting and maintaining a safe work environment."

Held at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s global headquarters in Chicago, the award presentation was made by Leidwinger, who congratulated FMÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ on its continued commitment to safety and risk control.

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Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is the country's eighth largest commercial insurance writer and the 14th largest property and casualty company.  ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s insurance products include commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, marine and other property and casualty coverages. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s services include risk management, information services, underwriting, risk control and claims administration.  For more information, please visit ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ at . "ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½" is a service mark registered by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Financial Corporation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Certain ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Financial Corporation subsidiaries use the "ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½" service mark in connection with insurance underwriting and claims activities.

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About Fresenius Medical Care North America
Fresenius Medical Care North America is the premier health care company focused on providing the highest quality care to people with renal and other chronic conditions. Through its industry-leading network of dialysis facilities, outpatient cardiac and vascular labs, and urgent care centers, as well as the country's largest practice of hospitalist and post-acute providers, Fresenius Medical Care provides coordinated health care services at pivotal care points for hundreds of thousands of chronically ill customers throughout the continent. As the world's largest fully vertically integrated renal company, it offers specialty pharmacy and laboratory services, and manufactures and distributes the most comprehensive line of dialysis equipment, disposable products, and renal pharmaceuticals. For more information, visit the FMÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ website at .

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