DENVER, Dec. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita HealthCare
Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading independent medical group in
America and leading provider of kidney care services, today
announced that the company donated more than $2 million to charities across the United States through the "DaVita® Way of
Giving."
For the fifth year in a row, teammates around the country
actively engaged local nonprofits and contributed resources to
assist in their missions through the DaVita Way of Giving. Nearly
$6.8 million has been donated through
the program since 2011.
"As a community first and company second, we want to care for
our neighbors where we live and work," said Dave Hoerman, chief wisdom officer for DaVita
HealthCare Partners. "Our teammates choose where we make the
donations because they know what's needed most in their
communities. Many teammates are involved in community causes and
this lets us, as a Village, support what they're already
doing."
Teammates at nearly 1,900 DaVita Kidney
Care centers and HealthCare Partners sites chose charities
that are locally based and make a positive impact for residents.
Charities include children's organizations, crisis centers, health
clinics, animal shelters, food banks and many more.
DaVita Way of Giving is one of many programs dedicated to
spreading ripples of citizen leadership through DaVita HealthCare
Partners' Trilogy of Care – Caring for Our Patients, Caring for
Each Other and Caring for Our World.
For more information about DaVita HealthCare Partners' community
engagement efforts, please visit DaVita.com/CSR.
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
September 30, 2015, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided
administrative services at 2,225 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States
serving approximately 177,000 patients. The company also operated
104 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 September 30, 2015
HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for
approximately 808,000 patients. For more information, please visit
DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
Contact Information
Media:
David Gilles
Phone: (303) 876-7497
David.Gilles@DaVita.com
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