DENVER, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita
HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), one of the nation's largest
and most innovative health care communities, today announced that
the eighth annual Tour DaVita® – a three-day, 250-mile bike ride to
raise awareness of kidney disease and funds for medical missions in
the United States and abroad –
will kick off on September 14 at the
Waterloo County Park in Lebanon,
Oregon.
"For our riders, Tour DaVita has become more than just a cycling
fundraiser," said Steve Priest,
DaVita HealthCare Partners' chief wisdom officer and director of
the event. "Every year, as it grows larger, we continue to raise
awareness of kidney disease and funds for medical missions while
celebrating our teammates and their commitment to caring for our
patients. We are continually awed by our riders', teammates' and
sponsors' dedication to this cause."
Tour DaVita 2014 will feature some of the most stunning scenery
of the past seven years, with riders traveling through Oregon wine country and even taking their
bikes on the Wheatland Ferry across the Willamette River during the
ride. The event has the following itinerary for 2014:
Sept. 14 – Participants will ride
a 73-mile loop in Lebanon and camp
at Waterloo County Park in Lebanon
Sept. 15 – Participants will
choose either a 71- or 100-mile route from Lebanon to Woodburn and camp in Centennial Park in
Woodburn
Sept. 16 – Participants will
choose either a 65- or 82-mile loop in Woodburn and camp in Centennial Park in
Woodburn
Along the way, riders will pass through Foster, Sweet
Home and Brownsville on day
one; Waterloo, Corvallis, Crabtree, Aumsville, Silverton, Mt.
Angel, Canby and
Woodburn on day two; and
Woodburn, Wheatland, Amity, Salem
and St. Paul on day three.
This year, Tour DaVita riders include DaVita Kidney Care teammates, HealthCare
Partners teammates, physicians, corporate sponsors and seven
current DaVita Kidney Care dialysis
patients, as well as two former DaVita
Kidney Care dialysis patients who recently received kidney
transplants.
To participate in Tour DaVita, 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 $800,000 for the DaVita Village Trust.
The DaVita Village Trust is 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.
Participants also will volunteer during a Village Service Day at
Marion-Polk Food Share in Salem,
Oregon. Tour DaVita riders will bring nonperishable foods to
donate as well as assist with food delivery to the local warehouse
to support the nonprofit's mission to end hunger. The volunteer
event will benefit residents in Polk and Marion counties in Oregon. DaVita HealthCare Partners hosts
Village Service Days as part of its Trilogy of Care and is a way to
give back to local communities. To learn more about the Trilogy of
Care, visit davita.com/csr.
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) and South Carolina (2013).
To date, Tour DaVita has helped raise more than $5 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 533,000 miles over
the course of seven years.
DaVita Kidney Care thanks ASD
Healthcare for supporting Tour DaVita through its diamond
sponsorship this year.
For more information about the eighth annual Tour DaVita, please
visit tourdavita.org or Facebook at facebook.com/tourdavita. For
more information about the DaVita Village Trust, please visit
davitavillagetrust.org. For more information on Backroads, please
visit backroads.com.
DaVita, Tour DaVita, DaVita Village Trust and DaVita HealthCare
Partners are trademarks or registered trademarks of DaVita
HealthCare Partners Inc.
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, 2014, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided
administrative services at 2,119 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States
serving approximately 168,000 patients. The company also operated
84 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 March 31,
2014, HealthCare Partners provided integrated care
management for approximately 795,000 managed care patients. For
more information, please visit DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
About DaVita Village Trust
DaVita Village Trust, an organization founded by DaVita
HealthCare Partners, is improving kidney health and chronic kidney
disease (CKD) awareness while saving lives through early-detection
testing, kidney care education and increased access to dialysis
treatment in underserved communities around the world. In 2014,
DaVita Village Trust brought together two prominent kidney care
non-profit organizations: Bridge of Life and The Kidney TRUST. The
combination of these programs allows DaVita Village Trust to
provide a full range of kidney care services including
international medical missions that deliver dialysis treatment to
patients who would otherwise not receive care and free-rapid
screening programs to identify those who have signs of kidney
impairment within the U.S. and abroad.
Media:
Bianca Violante
bianca.violante@davita.com
(303) 876-6614
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