DENVER, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita
HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), one of the nation's largest
and most innovative health care communities, and New York
Achievement First, a network of public charter schools, announced
an ongoing partnership to help Achievement First grow its
organizational culture.
The first-of-its-kind program for New
York kicked off in May 2014
when Dacia M. Toll, co-CEO and
president for Achievement First, and Kent
Thiry, co-chairman and CEO of DaVita Healthcare Partners,
came together to create an intentional culture that would help
enhance the relationship between teachers and parents within the
school district.
"We wanted to create a special place to work so we asked DaVita
HealthCare Partners for help," said Toll. "Our first Leadership
Academy included school-based staff and parents and guardians and
was so successful that we'll do this with additional schools in
2015."
DaVita HealthCare Partners helped create a two-day program that
increased stakeholder engagement, better connected parents to the
school culture, and established commitments that participants could
bring to life at home and at school.
"Creating a partnership between a for-profit health care company
that has a non-profit focus on mission and values and an innovative
school system seemed like the right fit for us," said Thiry. "There
are many similarities in structure, employee motivation, and
service to the broader community and to the world. And, creating a
partnership fit into DaVita HealthCare Partners' mission to be
solid, contributing citizens in the communities in which we live
and work."
Since 2011, DaVita HealthCare Partners has had a unique
partnership with Denver Public
Schools to design customized leadership and development programs
for administrators, principals and teachers. The programs are
modeled on longstanding DaVita University training and development
courses and initiatives, including DaVita Academy, DaVita Way of Managing, DaVita Way of Team and DaVita Way of Leading.
DaVita HealthCare Partners continues to support Achievement
First with strategic advice as they determine how best to scale the
program for future offerings.
About Achievement First
Achievement First, a
non-profit 501(c)3 organization, currently operates 29 public
charter schools in Brooklyn, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The
mission of Achievement First is to close the achievement gap and
deliver on the promise of equal educational opportunity for all
children, regardless of race, economic status or zip code. With its
college-preparatory focus, the Achievement First approach is
attaining breakthrough academic gains throughout its network of 29
public charter schools. In the 2014-15 academic year, Achievement
First is educating more than 9,500 students in historically
low-performing and underserved neighborhoods. Achievement First's
approach to teaching and learning enables every student to succeed
at the highest levels.
For more information, please
visit http://www.AchievementFirst.org.
About DaVita HealthCare Partners
DaVita HealthCare
Partners 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
Dec. 31, 2014, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided
administrative services at 2,179 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States
serving approximately 170,000 patients. The company also operated
91 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10 countries outside
the United States. HealthCare
Partners manages and operates medical groups and affiliated
physician networks in Arizona,
California, Nevada, New
Mexico, and Florida in its
pursuit to deliver excellent-quality health care in a dignified and
compassionate manner. As of Dec. 31,
2014, HealthCare Partners provided integrated care
management for approximately 837,000 patients. For more
information, please visit DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
DaVita, HealthCare Partners and DaVita HealthCare Partners
are trademarks or registered trademarks of DaVita HealthCare
Partners Inc.
Media contacts:
DaVita Inc.
Kate Wilson Stabrawa
303-876-7527
Kate.stabrawa@davita.com
Achievement First
Amanda Pinto
203-726-0168
amandapinto@achievementfirst.org
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