Patienten-Heimversorgung

Patienten-Heimversorgung (PHV) is a German non-profit foundation (gemeinnützige Stiftung) headquartered in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. It describes itself as the second-largest dialysis provider in Germany and is dedicated in particular to promoting home dialysis. The foundation was established in 1973 with the aim of supporting the care and treatment of patients and people in need of assistance or nursing care; its first dialysis centre opened in 1974. Today PHV operates a network of dialysis centres and supra-regional training centres for home dialysis, coordinated from its administration in Bad Homburg. According to its own information, it works with more than 150 cooperating specialists in internal medicine and nephrology and cares for around 7,000 dialysis patients in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The organisation states that it employs roughly 2,000 people. Its official website highlights a total of 93 dialysis centres, making it one of the leading charitable dialysis providers in Germany. Beyond dialysis centres, since 2008 the foundation has operated Medizinische Versorgungszentren (medical care centres) through non-profit subsidiaries, which are also run as charitable institutions. PHV positions itself as a charitable partner in dialysis, emphasising high-quality care for people with kidney disease. Its activities span patient and family services, services for physicians and clinics, dialysis centres, medical care centres, and careers. The foundation is governed by a board (Vorstand) and a management team based at its central office. It remains a non-profit entity rather than a listed company, and its work is rooted in a decades-long commitment to kidney patients, as reflected in its stated 50 years of engagement.

Patienten-Heimversorgung (PHV) was established in 1973 as a non-profit foundation with the objective of promoting the care and treatment of patients and people in need of assistance or nursing care. Its first dialysis centre opened in 1974, marking the beginning of its operational work in kidney care. Over the following decades, PHV expanded its network of dialysis centres and developed supra-regional training centres for home dialysis, coordinated from its administration in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. The foundation's focus on home dialysis distinguished it within the German dialysis landscape, and it grew to describe itself as the second-largest dialysis provider in Germany. By the 2020s, PHV reported cooperation with more than 150 specialists in internal medicine and nephrology and care for around 7,000 dialysis patients across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Its official website notes a total of 93 dialysis centres, positioning it among the leading charitable dialysis providers in Germany. The organisation also states that it employs roughly 2,000 people. In 2008, the foundation began operating Medizinische Versorgungszentren (medical care centres) through non-profit subsidiaries, further extending its range of charitable healthcare services. PHV continues to emphasise its non-profit character and its long-standing commitment to kidney patients, describing 50 years of engagement in high-quality care for people with kidney disease.

• 2008

  Began operating Medizinische Versorgungszentren (medical care centres) through non-profit subsidiaries.

• 1974

  First dialysis centre opened.

• 1973

  Foundation established as a non-profit with the aim of promoting care for patients and people in need of assistance or nursing care.

Non-profit, charitable dialysis provider focused on high-quality care for kidney patients and promotion of home dialysis.

• Dialysis centres

  Network of 93 dialysis centres providing care for kidney patients.

• Home dialysis training centres

  Supra-regional training centres for home dialysis.

• Medizinische Versorgungszentren

  Non-profit medical care centres operated through subsidiaries since 2008.

1. 1Startseitephv-dialyse.de
2. 2Patienten-Heimversorgungwikidata.org
3. 3Patienten-Heimversorgungde.wikipedia.org