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)...

On Thursday, Nov. 10, Tina Livaudais, DaVita’s chief nursing officer, joined the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) chief medical officer, Dr. Robert Gabbay, for a conversation about the...

At 23 years old, Taiylor Kriss is dependent on dialysis treatment to stay alive. When she crashed into dialysis in November 2021, she had no idea what the future had in store. “I was always kind...

Clinical trials offer the opportunity to test new therapeutic treatments and advance care, but trials often hit logistical barriers. Because trials have typically occurred in a physical research...

More than 500,000 people in the United States currently live with kidney failure. The only treatment option that allows them to live without dialysis is to receive a transplant. However, nearly...

For DaVita National Director of Nursing Services, Kristi Ricord, the commitment to care extends beyond patients. Ever since she became immersed in the field decades ago, she’s felt a personal...

Registered Nurse Carlos Vedia loves his job, and he’s ready to shout about it. “I tell everyone I know they should work in kidney care!” laughs the nurse, who worked as a patient care...

Meet Kevin Crandle. When he was just three days old, his mother had to bring him to the hospital to find out that he had a heart condition. That hospital trip was just the beginning of a lifelong...

Kidney care is often complex: People new to kidney disease face finding information about how to adjust their day-to-day lifestyles, work with their nephrologists to choose the right treatment for...

BY TINA LIVAUDAIS | CHIEF NURSING OFFICER FOR DAVITA When I started at DaVita as a patient care technician (PCT), I was in nursing school and wasn’t quite sure where my career would take me. I...

When DaVita Nursing Director Lisa Hornborg talks about the DAISY Awards, her whole face lights up. “It’s truly one of the highlights of my year,” she explains, describing the delight, hugs...

Since 2007, Patient Pathways, a subsidiary of DaVita,[1] has supplemented its partner hospitals’ staff with kidney patient education and provider-neutral discharge planning services. “Learning...

More than half of the people who receive dialysis start their treatment in an emergent, unplanned way often called “crashing.” The sudden discovery that a regular, life-sustaining treatment...

Nearly 100,000 people in the U.S. need a kidney transplant,[1] but limited availability of organs for people on the wait list can result in long wait times. For some transplant candidates, living...

DaVita’s internal conference, Villagewide, returned March 29–30, 2022. This event highlights and celebrates teammates (employees) and provides updates and accomplishments around the...