DENVER, Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita HealthCare
Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), one of the nation's largest and most
innovative health care communities, announces North Carolina as the host of the ninth annual
Tour DaVita® bike event. Over the course of three days, riders will
bike nearly 250 miles to raise awareness of kidney disease and
funds for medical missions in the United
States and abroad.
"Tour DaVita is designed to empower our teammates to explore new
heights," said Steve Priest, chief
wisdom officer for DaVita HealthCare Partners. "It's a chance for
riders to give back to the health care community, while pushing
themselves beyond their achievable limits with the support of
fellow teammates, friends and family members. The ride is not a
race, but a chance for nearly 600 riders to get together for one
cause to help make a fundamental impact on the communities in which
we live and serve."
The ride begins on Sept. 27 with
cyclists pedaling through the Piedmont Region surrounded by lush
pine forests and rural farmland from Sanford to Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Sept. 27 – Participants will ride
64 miles on a loop through a mix of forest and farmland in
Sanford, North Carolina.
Sept. 28 – Following a portion of
the Tour de Moore cycling route,
this day features two options on a route from Sanford to Pinehurst, North Carolina. Riders can choose a
69-mile route or a 101-mile route.
Sept. 29 – Riders will complete a
65-mile loop in southwest Pinehurst on the final day of the event.
Riders participating in this year's Tour DaVita include DaVita
HealthCare Partners teammates, physicians, corporate sponsors,
teammates' family members, eight current DaVita Kidney Care dialysis patients and two
kidney transplant recipients.
To participate in the event, riders each raise a minimum of
$750 in donations and pay their own
travel expenses. Their individual fundraising combined with
donations from DaVita HealthCare Partners and other corporate
sponsorship is expected to contribute more than $1.2 million for Bridge of Life, a program of
DaVita Village Trust.
Bridge of Life is the primary program of DaVita Village Trust,
an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by DaVita
HealthCare Partners. Its mission is to improve kidney care and
chronic kidney disease awareness while saving lives through
early-detection testing, kidney care education and increased access
to dialysis treatment in underserved communities around the
world.
Tour DaVita, which is organized by Backroads, the "world's #1
active travel company™," has previously taken place in
Tennessee/Alabama (2007), Wisconsin (2008), Michigan (2009), Washington State (2010), Connecticut/New
York/Massachusetts (2011),
Iowa (2012), South Carolina (2013) and Oregon (2014).
To date, Tour DaVita has helped raise more than $6.1 million for nonprofits dedicated to raising
awareness for kidney disease, providing kidney screenings and
expanding access to dialysis care in developing countries.
Participants have collectively ridden more than 638,000 miles over
the course of eight years.
Tour DaVita sponsors include Amgen, ASD Healthcare, Baxter
International Inc., McDermott Will
& Emery LLP, Meridian/Envision, Wells Fargo, MUFG, NxStage
Medical and Tata Consulting Services.
For more information about the ninth annual Tour DaVita, please
visit tourdavita.org or Facebook at facebook.com/tourdavita. For
more information about the Bridge of Life, a program of the DaVita
Village Trust, please visit davitavillagetrust.org. For more
information on Backroads, please visit backroads.com.
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 DaVita Village Trust
DaVita Village Trust (DVT)
is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by
DaVita HealthCare Partners. Bridge of Life (BOL), the
primary program of DVT, improves access to primary care and
dialysis treatment in underserved communities around the world
while also focusing on prevention of kidney disease through
early-detection testing and education. BOL serves thousands
of men, women and children through four impact areas: kidney care,
primary care, prevention and education, and medically supported
camps for kids.
Contact Information
Media:
Justin Forbis
303.876.7496
Justin.Forbis@davita.com
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