DENVER, April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Inc.
(NYSE: DVA), a leading independent medical group and a leading
provider of kidney care services in the United States, is organizing various
international events in honor of Community Service Month.
DaVita regularly organizes nonprofit support and community
service events. In 2016, 90 percent of all eligible clinical
centers participated in the annual "DaVita
Way of Giving" campaign, directing donations of more than
$2.2 million to nonprofits across the
U.S. In addition, DaVita recently launched a formal electronic
waste program, diverting more than 113,000 pounds of electronic
waste from landfills in 2016 alone.
DaVita is a community first and a company second year-round, but
Community Service Month is especially packed with volunteer events
allowing employees, or teammates, to give back to their local
communities. Teammates around the globe organize and participate in
local events helping to make a positive impact.
"DaVita teammates exhibit a unique commitment to their
communities," said Dave Hoerman,
chief wisdom officer for DaVita. "Last year, around the
world, over 18,000 teammates volunteered their time to clean up
roads, fill backpacks with school supplies, plant trees and
everything in between. Community Service Month is a great
opportunity for us to celebrate and increase our efforts to give
back."
Many of the service events will take place on April 22 in honor of Earth
Day, when teammates will organize in cities across the globe
to clean up rivers, parks and roads. In 2016, more than 2,600
DaVita teammates, families and friends in five different countries
celebrated Earth Day with 140
environmental service projects. This year, DaVita anticipates
teammates from ten countries in which it operates will participate
in Earth Day service events.
To learn more about DaVita's efforts to be a community first and
a company second, visit the DaVita Community Care website at
www.DaVita.com/CSR.
About DaVita Inc.
DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company,
is the parent company of DaVita Kidney
Care and DaVita Medical Group. 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 December 31, 2016, DaVita
Kidney Care operated or provided administrative services at
2,350 outpatient dialysis centers located in the United States serving approximately
188,000 patients. The company also operated 154 outpatient dialysis
centers located in 11 countries outside the United States. DaVita Medical Group
manages and operates medical groups and affiliated physician
networks in California,
Nevada, New Mexico, Florida, Colorado and Washington in its pursuit to deliver
excellent-quality health care in a dignified and compassionate
manner. As of December 31, 2016,
DaVita Medical Group provided integrated care management for
approximately 749,000 patients. For more information, please visit
DaVita.com/about.
Contact Information
Media:
Libby Thompson
(303) 876-7373
Libby.Thompson@DaVita.com
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