Fundación Renal Española

What Fundación Renal Española does

Fundación Renal Española is a private nonprofit foundation (entidad sin ánimo de lucro) founded in 1982 in memory of Íñigo Álvarez de Toledo, dedicated to the comprehensive care of patients with chronic kidney disease. The foundation operates a network of 19 hemodialysis centers across three Spanish autonomous communities — Madrid (9 centers/units), Castilla y León (4 centers), and Galicia (6 centers) — often located in smaller municipalities to reduce travel burden for rural patients. Service delivery is built on a multidisciplinary model that combines clinical nephrology with psychological support, social assistance, nutritional guidance, sports education during dialysis, and vocational insertion programs. Patient access is routed through hospital referrals and partnerships with public health system facilities including Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, and Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro.

Its core product offerings include the Nefrodiet mobile application (iOS/Android, with over 34,000 downloads and annual top-5 health app recognition from Fundación iSYS since 2016, sponsored by Fundación Banco Santander), the online Kidney Function Calculator that estimates glomerular filtration rate from creatinine values, and the Salud Renal Siempre citizen orientation platform launched in 2025. The foundation also operates the Lavandería Agua y Jabón Special Employment Center (since 1998), an industrial laundry that employs people with chronic kidney disease and serves hotels, restaurants, healthcare centers, and its own dialysis facilities. Research activity is conducted through the Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica (IRSIN, founded 1994), the in-house Unidad de Investigación, and the REDINREN network (founded 2007) aggregating 25 Spanish nephrology research groups.

The foundation's revenue model is diversified across four streams: contracted healthcare services to the Spanish national health system (the dominant recurring revenue), professional services revenue from the Lavandería industrial laundry subsidiary, public-sector grants and subsidies (including regional government support and 0.7% IRPF tax-allocation funding), and philanthropic donations/corporate sponsorships. It maintains ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications (AENOR) and Fundación Lealtad accreditation for nonprofit transparency. The foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees (Patronato) chaired by President Isabel Entero Wandossell, with Her Majesty Queen Sofía serving as Honorary President. International cooperation programs established since 1993 have supported hemodialysis centers in Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, and Morocco, and since 2018 the foundation has collaborated with the Organización Nacional de Trasplantes on organ donation research and physician training.

Name

Fundación Renal Española

Legal name

Fundación Renal Española

Website

https://fundacionrenal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fundación Renal Española is a Madrid-based nonprofit foundation, founded in 1982, operating 19 hemodialysis centers across Madrid, Castilla y León, and Galicia. It serves chronic kidney disease patients with integrated multidisciplinary care — clinical, psychological, social, nutritional, and sports support — plus digital tools like the Nefrodiet app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nephrology and Dialysis Healthcare Services

NAICS

Kidney Dialysis Centers (621492)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Dialysis & Kidney Care Centers (HLAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dialysis Services (Hemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis) (HLAKAHAC), Renal Nutrition & Kidney Dietetics Services (HLAKAHAL), Kidney & Dialysis Remote Care (CKD/ESRD monitoring, home dialysis support) (HLALAFAC)

Keywords

• Hemodialysis services
• Nephrology patient care
• Renal replacement therapy
• Kidney disease support
• Chronic kidney treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services (Dialysis Treatment): The foundation operates 19 dialysis centers across three regions, providing hemodialysis treatment to patients with end-stage renal disease. Services are provided in partnership with public hospitals through the Spanish national health system.
2. Social Economy Enterprise (Lavandería Agua y Jabón): Special Employment Center dedicated to industrial laundry services since 1998, employing people with chronic kidney disease. Provides laundry and renting services to hotels, restaurants, student residences, healthcare centers, and the foundation's own dialysis centers.
3. Government Subsidies and Grants: The foundation receives public funding including subsidies from regional governments (e.g., 12,324.79 euros from Deputación de Ourense for psychological and social support programs), and 0.7% IRPF funding through regional social services departments.
4. Donations and Philanthropic Support: The foundation receives donations and support from individuals and organizations, including corporate sponsorships for specific programs (e.g., Fundación Banco Santander sponsors the Nefrodiet application).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Fundación Renal Española operates a network of 19 hemodialysis centers across three Spanish regions (Madrid, Castilla y León, and Galicia) delivering integrated renal replacement therapy to patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease. The foundation's offering extends beyond clinical treatment to include multidisciplinary psychological, social, nutritional, and sports support, alongside digital self-management tools such as the Nefrodiet mobile application and Kidney Function Calculator.

Product overview

Fundación Renal Española operates as a healthcare foundation offering a comprehensive ecosystem of services for kidney disease patients. The core offering consists of a network of 19 hemodialysis centers providing integrated clinical care alongside psychological, social, sports, and nutritional support. Key digital products include the NEFRODIET mobile app for dietary management and the Salud Renal Siempre citizen orientation platform. The foundation also operates a special employment center (Lavandería Agua y Jabón), educational programs like the children's book Renata mi nefróloga, and research initiatives through the Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica and annual Íñigo Álvarez de Toledo awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lavandería Agua y Jabón: Industrial laundry service operated by the Centro Especial de Empleo of the foundation, employing people with chronic kidney disease. Services include laundry and renting for hotels, restaurants, healthcare centers, and dialysis centers.
• Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica (IRSIN)
• Unidad de Investigación
• Salud Renal Siempre
• Renata, mi nefróloga
• Nefrodiet
• Grupo de Apoyo al Paciente (GAP)
• Premios Íñigo Álvarez de Toledo de Investigación en Nefrología

Products and services

• Nefrodiet Mobile Application Mobile application for patients with kidney disease to manage their renal diet by tracking daily intake of key nutrients. Includes food database, recipe storage, food comparator, daily intake tracking, and is available in Spanish and English with annual updates.
• Salud Renal Siempre Digital Platform

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Organización Nacional de Trasplantes (ONT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Since 2018, collaboration on teaching and research programs related to organ donation and transplantation. In 2022, scholarships were granted to three Iberoamerican physicians for training in Spain.
• Hospital Hassani (Nador, Morocco)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Hemodialysis center inaugurated in 2009 in Nador, Morocco, built under a collaboration agreement with the Moroccan Ministry of Health, Provincial Health Delegation of Nador, and the Spanish Foundation. Project funded by AECID.
• REDINREN (Red de Investigación Renal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Created in 2007 with funding from Instituto Carlos III. A network of 25 research groups from different Spanish autonomous communities, 12 belonging to IRSIN, focused on advancing kidney disease research.
• Centro de Diálisis San Juan Bautista (Bolivia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Inaugurated in 2002 in El Alto, La Paz. A joint project between the Spanish Foundation, AECID, Orden de Malta, and the municipality of El Alto, serving an area with high incidence of kidney disease.
• Fundación Renal de Paraguay (FREPA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Created jointly in 2000 with Fundación Hospitalaria de la Orden de Malta and AECID. A hemodialysis center was established in Asunción, Paraguay, as part of this cooperation effort.
• Fundación Renal Iñigo Álvarez de Toledo de EcuadorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994Collaborative relationship since 1994 supporting the establishment of a hemodialysis center in Guayaquil. Both entities maintain a collaboration agreement enabling various training activities in renal insufficiency. The Ecuadorian foundation has no legal dependency or governance ties to the Spanish foundation.
• Fundación Real MadridminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the exercise program in dialysis centers, providing sports educators to support patient rehabilitation activities.
• Hospital Network Partners (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with hospitals including Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, and others across Madrid, Castilla y León, and Galicia for dialysis services and clinical coordination.
• Sociedad Española de Nefrología (SEN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific endorsement of the Nefrodiet application and collaboration on research initiatives and clinical guidelines.
• Sociedad Española de Enfermería Nefrológica (SEDEN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific endorsement of the Nefrodiet application, providing professional validation for nursing care standards in nephrology.
• Universidad Politécnica de MadridminorOthersAcademic collaboration for sports education program, hosting student interns in the exercise in dialysis program.
• Universidad de Alcalá de HenaresminorOthersAcademic collaboration for sports education program, hosting student interns.
• Universidad EuropeaminorOthersAcademic collaboration for sports education program, hosting student interns.
• Universidad Antonio de NebrijaminorOthersAcademic collaboration for sports education program, hosting student interns.
• Universidad Francisco de VictoriaminorOthersAcademic collaboration for sports education program, hosting student interns.
• Universidad Camilo José CelaminorOthersAcademic collaboration for sports education program, hosting student interns.
• Universidad de VigominorOthersAcademic collaboration for sports education program, hosting student interns in Galicia.
• Fundación Hospitalaria de la Orden de MaltacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiatives including the Paraguay hemodialysis center project, collaborating on international healthcare development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DaVita: Major US-headquartered kidney care services provider with international clinic operations. Comparable as a large-scale dialysis clinic operator with integrated patient care programs and chronic kidney disease management offerings.
• Fresenius Medical Care: Global leader in dialysis products and services, operating the largest network of dialysis clinics worldwide including centers in Spain. Comparable as the dominant incumbent that combines clinic operations with equipment manufacturing and renal pharmaceuticals.

Direct peers

• Diaverum: One of the world's largest independent renal care providers operating hundreds of outpatient dialysis clinics, with a significant footprint across Spain. Directly comparable because it delivers the same hemodialysis service model to ESRD patients through hospital-adjacent centers.
• B. Braun Avitum: Operates a network of renal care centers across Europe providing hemodialysis and related services. Comparable as a European-based dialysis clinic operator with hospital-partnered delivery models similar to Fundación Renal Española.

Regional players

• Quirónsalud: Largest private hospital group in Spain with nephrology and dialysis services across multiple regions. Comparable as a Spanish private healthcare provider offering integrated renal care within a broader hospital network.

Others

• ALCER (Asociación para la Lucha Contra las Enfermedades del Riñón): Spanish national kidney patient association providing advocacy, education, and support to renal patients. Comparable as a Spanish nonprofit stakeholder organization addressing the same patient population with overlapping prevention and patient support missions.
• Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz: Madrid-based university hospital that operates dialysis units in partnership with the foundation. Comparable as a Spanish hospital-partner that co-delivers nephrology services and shares clinical governance of dialysis capacity.
• Sociedad Española de Nefrología (SEN): Scientific and professional society representing Spanish nephrologists. Comparable as a key institutional partner in Spanish nephrology research, clinical guidelines, and professional validation referenced by the foundation's programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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