DENVER, May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita HealthCare
Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), one of the nation's largest and most
innovative health care communities, recognizes its over 14,000
nurses during National Nurses Week, May
6-12, 2015.
"It's important to recognize and honor the dedication of our
nurses, who are the backbone of our clinical care teams," said
Kent Thiry, co-chairman and CEO of
DaVita HealthCare Partners. "National Nurses Week is a global stage
for us to appreciate their service excellence."
National Nurses Week was created by the American Nurses
Association (ANA) to celebrate the role nurses play in delivering
the best possible care to patients across the world. The core theme
of this year's National Nurses Week centers on ethics in nursing,
which highlights the need for nurses to advocate for the rights,
health and safety of themselves and their patients within the
medical community.
As the practice of nursing evolves, so do the ethical
considerations that must be applied. This is why nurses of all
specialties stay abreast of topics from ethics to clinical
protocols and best practices with continuing education (CE)
courses.
To support that commitment to lifelong learning, DaVita
HealthCare Partners invests over $6
million each year to produce over 500,000 hours of no-cost
CE courses for its nurses. In fact, DaVita HealthCare Partners is
creating a special CE course on ethics to support National Nurses
Week.
To find out more about opportunities as a registered nurse with
DaVita HealthCare Partners, visit www.Careers.DaVita.com or
www.HealthCarePartners.com/Careers.
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
March 31, 2015, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided
administrative services at 2,197 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States
serving approximately 174,000 patients. The company also operated
93 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, Florida and
Colorado in its pursuit to deliver
excellent-quality health care in a dignified and compassionate
manner. As of March 31, 2015
HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for
approximately 830,000 patients. For more information, please visit
DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
Contact Information
Media:
Kate Stabrawa
303-876-7527
Kate.stabrawa@davita.com
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