ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.,
Sept. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading independent medical
group in the United States and
leading global provider of kidney care services, today announced
that Craig Albright will lead its
medical group operations at JSA Healthcare, a division of DaVita
Inc. operating in Florida, as
market president.
"We are excited to welcome Craig to the team and are confident
that his breadth of experience in various health care sectors will
bring immense value to our organization," said Joe Mello, chief operating officer for DaVita's
medical groups. "His 20 years of health care leadership experience
aligns with our dedication to service excellence and quality
care."
Prior to joining DaVita, Albright served as executive vice
president at Healogics, Inc., and was responsible for marketing,
corporate strategy, government affairs and local market growth. In
addition, he has served in chief executive officer and corporate
venture growth roles in many other prestigious health care
companies.
Albright has also served as a strategic advisor to a number of
widely recognized and successful organizations, including the
Cleveland Clinic Foundation; CardioNet Inc.; Patient Safe
Solutions, Inc. and OneRecovery, Inc.
"I'm looking forward to joining the DaVita and JSA Healthcare
team in order to help expand and drive growth in the Florida market," said Albright. "Their
integrated care model is right at the heart of innovation necessary
to address how medical groups and provider networks are changing
and I'm excited to join an organization whose mission and proven
clinical expertise are so well aligned with the future of health
care."
Albright holds a bachelor's degree in economics from
Stanford University and also received
his business degree from Stanford
University's Graduate School of Business. Albright and his
wife have four children and currently live in Jacksonville, Florida.
About DaVita Inc.
DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company,
is the parent company of DaVita Kidney
Care and HealthCare Partners. DaVita
Kidney Care is a leading provider of kidney care in
the United States, delivering
dialysis services to patients with chronic kidney failure and end
stage renal disease. As of June 30,
2016, DaVita Kidney Care
operated or provided administrative services at 2,293 outpatient
dialysis centers located in the United
States serving approximately 185,000 patients. The company
also operated 127 outpatient dialysis centers located in 11
countries outside the United
States. HealthCare Partners, a DaVita Medical Group, manages
and operates medical groups and affiliated physician networks in
California, Nevada, New
Mexico, Florida,
Colorado and Washington in its pursuit to deliver
excellent-quality health care in a dignified and compassionate
manner. As of June 30, 2016
HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for
approximately 760,000 patients. For more information, please visit
DaVita.com/about.
Contact Information
Media:
Jessica Geurkink
JGeurkink@healthcarepartners.com
(720) 925-3184
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