COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.,
Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita
HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), one of the nation's largest
and most innovative health care communities, is hosting a health
and disaster preparedness fair on Saturday,
Aug. 22, at the St. Francis Medical Center off Woodmen Road
in Colorado Springs.
The event, a joint presentation by the DaVita Village Emergency
Response Team (DaVERT) and Colorado Springs Health Partners (CSHP),
is being held to provide free, primary health screenings for the
community and to highlight the need for health care providers to
have comprehensive disaster preparedness plans in place to address
issues that could impact the Pikes Peak Region.
"Colorado's environment is
anything but predictable," said Dr. David
Ross, CSHP Urgent Care physician. "As a doctor trained in
emergency medicine, I see the value in this exercise for our
community from both the public awareness side and from the medical
side, along with tying disaster preparedness to the overall health
and wellness of our community."
DaVita and CSHP have engaged multiple organizations throughout
Colorado Springs in support of
creating awareness of personal health and the importance of being
prepared for a natural or man-made disaster. For example, the
following organizations will be part of the event:
- Susan G. Komen
- American Diabetes Association
- READYColorado
- The Salvation Army
- United Way
- Colorado Springs Utilities
- Black Forest Fire/Rescue
"The need for life-sustaining and even life-saving medical
services doesn't stop in the event of adverse weather or other
adverse occurrences that impact patients' ability to seek medical
services," said Shaun Collard,
executive director of DaVERT. "We planned this event to showcase
how a community can come together to prepare and protect the
citizens of that community during disruptive events."
DaVERT was created in the early 2000s after multiple destructive
hurricanes to help minimize their impact on dialysis patients.
DaVERT's scope has broadened to help patients across the health
care spectrum by preparing for and responding to a variety of
natural and man-made disasters.
DaVERT helps prepare clinical teammates, reinforces policies and
procedures, and educates and notifies patients prior to and during
weather emergencies. The team takes inventory of the health care
facility and its supplies, secures the facility and biohazard
storage, and prepares for on-site support of any potential
interruptions to operations (e.g., bringing in generators to
restore power). DaVERT also practices and educates teammates on
facility evacuation procedures.
For additional questions, or for assistance during a
weather-related event, call DaVita Guest Services at
1-800-400-8331.
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
June 30, 2015, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided
administrative services at 2,210 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States
serving approximately 176,000 patients. The company also operated
96 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 June 30, 2015
HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for
approximately 826,000 patients. For more information, please visit
DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
About Colorado Springs Health Partners
Colorado
Springs Health Partners is a physician-driven, locally operated,
multi-specialty medical practice, and a subsidiary of DaVita
HealthCare Partners. CSHP is proud to offer quality health care to
residents of the Pikes Peak community through its 125+ providers in
10 practice locations throughout the region, including three Urgent
Care clinics. Committed to a coordinated, integrated system of
care, CSHP offers primary care and full-service diagnostics,
ambulatory surgery services, urgent care, hospitalist medicine,
health management, a sleep center and more than 20 medical
specialties. Find out more at CSHP.net.
DaVita and DaVita HealthCare Partners are trademarks or
registered trademarks of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
Contact Information
Media:
Vince Hancock
vince.hancock@davita.com
(303) 876-6618
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