Press Release - August 7, 2008 - MarketWatch

U.S. Renal Care Appoints Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Stan Lindenfeld Brings More Than 30 Years Experience to Executive Team

DALLAS, Aug 07, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- U.S. Renal Care Inc. (USRC), a leading provider of outpatient kidney dialysis services, will strengthen its executive team with the addition of Dr. Stan Lindenfeld as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. Lindenfeld has more than 30 years of medical, dialysis and nephrology experience.

"U.S. Renal Care's rapid growth and position within the dialysis industry demands strong medical advice and leadership," said Christopher Brengard, CEO of U.S. Renal Care. "Stan Lindenfeld is well respected in the medical community and brings a deep dialysis background that will serve our physician partners, patients, and the company well; we are thrilled to welcome such an asset to our team."

Lindenfeld has been a board certified internist and nephrologist since 1976. Prior to joining USRC, Lindenfeld served as Chief Medical Officer and then Chief Executive Officer of Pentec Health, a leading national provider of parenteral nutrition to dialysis patients. Previously, Lindenfeld served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for DaVita (formerly Total Renal Care) from 1995 until 2000. During this time he oversaw all clinical program development and helped grow the Company from 37 facilities in the U.S. to more than 500 internationally.

As Chief Medical Officer for USRC, Lindenfeld will be responsible for oversight of the clinical operations of the Company, and for relationships with its affiliated and partner physicians. He will manage USRC's clinical quality improvement team. As a senior executive of the company, he will also help set and achieve the strategic goals for the company.

Lindenfeld received his Medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he did his Internal Medicine residency. He completed his fellowship in nephrology at University of California in San Francisco.

About U.S. Renal Care

U.S. Renal Care works in partnership with nephrologists to develop, acquire, and operate outpatient dialysis centers. The company is dedicated to clinical excellence, and provides patients with a choice of a full range of quality care, including in-center or at-home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis services. USRC provides experienced operations management, state of the art technology, well-trained clinical and support staff, patient and family education, and access to financial resources.

U.S. Renal Care Inc. operates 55 dialysis centers in the South Central United States, caring for approximately 3,000 dialysis patients. The company's financial partners are SV Life Sciences(TM), Salix Ventures, Select Capital Ventures and Thoma Cressey Bravo.

For more information on U.S. Renal Care Inc., please visit www.usrenalcare.com.

SOURCE: Thoma Cressey Bravo


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