DELAND, Fla., Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Kidney Care, a division of DaVita Inc.
(NYSE:DVA), a leading provider in kidney care services, today
celebrated the opening of a 150,000 square-foot campus for
DaVita Labs, its diagnostic
laboratory that serves DaVita dialysis clinics and their patients.
The campus marks an expansion of DaVita
Labs' operations in DeLand,
Fla. and is expected to create 100 new local jobs.
"DaVita's laboratory facility was the largest building permit in
DeLand's history," said
DeLand Mayor Bob Apgar. "More importantly, DaVita's
investment in our community speaks to the strength of our local
talented workforce and our thriving business community.
DeLand is extremely proud to be
the home of DaVita's sole laboratory in the U.S., serving patients
in their dialysis centers all over America."
DaVita Labs performs more than 47
million laboratory tests each year and employs approximately 450
teammates (employees) in DeLand,
where the company has had a presence for more than two decades. The
campus is home to DaVita's newly designed, advanced automation lab,
which aims to increase the volume of tests processed daily and
provide enhanced test capacity and capabilities.
"We've brought the lab's entire operation under one roof," said
DaVita group vice president Kenny
Gardner. "From right here in DeLand, our team's work will keep dialysis
caregivers across the country informed and equipped to manage our
patients' health."
DaVita Labs was the first
resident to join DeLand's
Northwest Industrial Business Park. The company broke ground on the
campus in 2016 and expects to operate in the space by year end.
"We expect our lab to touch an additional one million test tubes
annually by 2023," continued Gardner. "Building this campus has
enabled us to reimagine the lab and intentionally design a space
outfitted for the future."
About DaVita
Labs
DaVita Labs
provides clinical laboratory services to DaVita Kidney Care's dialysis centers and their
patients. DaVita Labs is fully
accredited by the federal and state governmental agencies and the
College of American Pathologists
About DaVita Kidney Care
DaVita Kidney
Care is a division of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company,
that through its operating divisions provides a variety of health
care services to patient populations throughout the United
States and abroad. A leading provider of dialysis services
in the United States, DaVita Kidney Care treats
patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal
disease. DaVita Kidney Care strives to improve patients'
quality of life by innovating clinical care, and by offering
integrated treatment plans, personalized care teams and convenient
health-management services. As of June 30, 2018, DaVita
Kidney Care operated or provided administrative services at
2,580 outpatient dialysis centers located in the United
States serving approximately 201,000 patients. The company
also operated 253 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10
countries outside the United States. DaVita Kidney
Care supports numerous programs dedicated to creating
positive, sustainable change in communities around the world. The
company's leadership development initiatives and social
responsibility efforts have been recognized by Fortune, Modern
Healthcare, Newsweek and WorldBlu. For more information, please
visit DaVita.com.
Contact Information
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Courtney
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303.876.6600
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courtney.culpepper@davita.com
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