Consolidated Financial Statements Notes 30. Notes on segment reporting 
30. NOTES ON SEGMENT REPORTING
GENERAL
The segment reporting tables are an integral part of the Notes.
The Fresenius Group has identified the business segments Fresenius Medical Care, Fresenius Kabi and Fresenius ProServe which corresponds to the internal organizational and reporting structures (Management Approach) at December 31, 2007.
The key data disclosed in conjunction with segment reporting correspond to the key data of the internal reporting system of the Fresenius Group. Internal and external reporting and accounting correspond to each other; the same key data and definitions are used.
Sales and proceeds between the segments are indicative of the actual sales and proceeds agreed with third parties. Administrative services are billed in accordance with service level agreements.
The business segments were identified in accordance with FAS 131 (Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information), which defines the segment reporting requirements in the annual financial statements and interim reports with regard to the operating business, product and service businesses and regions. The business segments of the Fresenius Group are as follows:
Fresenius Medical Care is the world’s leading provider of dialysis products and dialysis care for the life-saving treatment of patients with chronic kidney failure. Fresenius Medical Care treats 173,863 patients in its 2,238 own dialysis clinics.
Fresenius Kabi is Europe’s leading company in the field of infusion therapy and clinical nutrition with subsidiaries and distributors worldwide. Fresenius Kabi’s products are used in hospitals as well as in out-patient medical care to treat critically and chronically ill patients. Fresenius Kabi is also a leading provider of transfusion technology products in Europe.
Fresenius ProServe is a leading German, private hospital operator with 60 facilities. Moreover the company offers engineering and services for hospitals and other health care facilities. As of January 1, 2008, Fresenius ProServe was replaced by two new business segments – Fresenius Helios and Fresenius Vamed, which so far have formed Fresenius ProServe. Fresenius Helios is focused on hospital operations. Fresenius Vamed offers engineering and services for hospitals and other health care facilities.
