For more than a decade, Rick Mendoza had been fully enjoying his kidney transplant. From hikes to mowing the lawn to attending his daughter's school and sporting events, his transplant let him...

Learning that you need dialysis can be emotional, stressful — and prompt many questions about your health. Imagine navigating that when you’re not able to express your feelings and needs. This...

In the bustling corridors of health care, May heralds more than just blooming flowers and warmer weather: May also marks a poignant celebration of nurses and the role they play in caring for...

Throughout the year, DaVita teammates provide life-giving care for patients. Explore these top 2023 stories to discover the impact DaVita’s commitment to delivering high-quality care and...

Knowledge is power: This is the concept behind Kidney Smart®. The award-winning program seeks to do just that: provide robust education so that people living with kidney disease can better manage...

The 2023 DaVita Health Tour just hit six weeks on the road, reaching thousands of community members with free health screenings and education focused on kidney health. Find out where the DaVita...

Kimberly Keaveny has held many roles in her 12 years as a DaVita teammate (employee). When she was still a licensed practical nurse (LPN) early in her career, she had the chance to shadow nurses...

When Travis experienced COVID-19 in 2021, he was admitted to hospital. While there, he learned that his kidneys were failing and he needed to start dialysis quickly. Travis is passionate about the...

After a year and a half of managing her kidney health with peritoneal dialysis, 24-year-old Taiylor Kriss is entering the next stage of her kidney journey: living with a transplanted kidney. She...

Access to healthy, nutritional food is a key factor in maintaining overall health. It’s so vital that food insecurity—not having access to sufficient food of adequate quality—is a key social...

From the moment he received a kidney transplant, Marcus Simon felt called to work in kidney care. Now, five years post-transplantation, he’s confident DaVita is where he was meant to be. “The...

At this year’s Villagwide event, DaVita recognized several teammates who model its Core Values and caring behaviors. While the Core Values provide a roadmap for which DaVita teammates interact...

DaVita Hospital Services has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Ambulatory Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The...

In March, National Kidney Month (NKM) serves as an opportunity to take stock of the progress the health care community has made through joint efforts to reduce the number of lives impacted by...

Every day, Terry Weaver brings to life DaVita’s focus on high-quality, empathetic and personalized care through how he supports and guides social workers. A divisional lead social worker at...

For years, DaVita has invested in and built technology that supports better care-delivery—such as OneView’s care documentation and access for nephrologists who round in DaVita® centers and...

For the first time in three years, thousands of DaVita teammates came together in person in January 2023 for DaVita Villagewide. This special event creates a moment to gather, empower and...

For 20 years, Sharron Rouse built her career in education—from classroom teaching, to counseling to becoming a Title I coordinator. Now, she leverages her years of navigating the education...

What are some of the barriers to increasing use of home dialysis modalities? According to many, it may come down to nephrologists’ prior experience with the treatment options. Peer-reviewed...

Imagine learning that a dear loved one is experiencing or is progressing into kidney failure. To live, they’ll need dialysis treatments multiple times a week or a kidney transplant. They may...

“When I first heard I would probably end up on dialysis, it was real crushing,” says DaVita patient Melissa. Melissa was living in Florida at the time, and she wanted answers. Her primary care...

“When I first heard I would probably end up on dialysis, it was real crushing,” says DaVita patient Melissa. Melissa was living in Florida at the time, and she wanted answers. Her primary care...

Bree Fausnaught was born to compete. Ever since she was old enough to walk in her first beauty pageant as a child, she’s been drawn to the stage — and to the goal of achieving the very best...

By Dr. Mihran Naljayan | Chief Medical Officer of Home Modalities Studies show nephrologists experience a meaningful lack of exposure to home modalities during nephrology fellowships[i], and that...

While DaVita continues to invest in patient education on home modalities, the kidney care company is also enhancing educational support for physicians. DaVita’s Physician Support Network (PSN)...