UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 orOR 15(d) of

~~The~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 827, 2012

AMERICAN RENAL HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in ~~Its~~its ~~Charter~~charter)

Delaware	333-170376	04-3477845
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

66 Cherry Hill Drive

Beverly, Massachusetts 01915

(Address of Principal Executive ~~Office~~Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) ~~922~~992-3080

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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~~ITEM 2~~Item 1.0201 ~~Results~~Entry ofinto ~~Operations~~a ~~and~~Material ~~Financial~~Definitive ~~Condition.~~ Agreement

~~The~~On ~~information~~August 27, ~~contained~~2012, inAmerican ~~Item~~Renal Holdings Intermediate Company, LLC (“Holdings”), American Renal Holdings Inc. (the “Borrower”), certain lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), entered into Amendment No. 72 (“Amendment No.01 2”) amending the Credit Agreement, dated as of ~~this~~May 7, ~~Current~~2010 ~~Report~~(as amended by Amendment No. 1 on ~~Form~~June 3, ~~8-K~~2010, isthe ~~incorporated~~“Credit byAgreement”) ~~reference~~among Holdings, Borrower, the lending institutions identified in ~~this~~the ~~Item 2~~Credit Agreement and the Administrative Agent in order to increase the combined commitments of such lending institutions from $25,000,000.0200 to $37,500,000. 00 and decrease the applicable rate of interest.

~~ITEM 7~~Item 2.0103 ~~Regulation~~Creation FDof ~~Disclosure.~~a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

OnTo ~~August 8, 2012, American Renal Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (~~the ~~“Company”),~~extent ~~announced~~required ~~its~~by ~~financial results for the quarter ended June~~Item ~~30, 2012~~2.03 ~~A copy~~ of ~~the Company’s earnings press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on~~ Form 8-K, ~~and~~the ~~incorporated~~information byset ~~reference~~forth inunder ~~this~~ Item 71.01. ~~The~~above ~~information~~is ~~contained~~hereby inincorporated into this ~~Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99~~Item 2.1,03 ~~shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor incorporated~~ by reference ~~in any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended~~.

~~ITEM 9.01.~~SIGNATURE ~~Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~

~~(d)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibits.~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

ExhibitNumber		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated August 8, 2012.

Exhibit Number

Description

Date: August 30, 2012

AMERICAN RENAL HOLDINGS INC.

Press Release, dated August 8, 2012.

/s/ Michael R. Costa

Michael R. Costa

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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