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Approximately 129 million Americans are living with at least one chronic condition, and fragmentation of care creates a significant hurdle as these individuals often find themselves navigating a...

BY DR. JEFF GIULLIAN, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR DAVITA Chronic diseases are a major health burden worldwide. And the problem is compounded in high-risk communities where socioeconomic factors —...

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...

For Todd Mayfield, a Navy veteran and engineer, kidney disease has always been a topic of conversation in his family...

For Joel Haugen, DaVita’s first chief product officer, human-centered technology holds the key to further defragmenting care delivery, helping reduce health care costs and supporting better patient outcomes.

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...

DaVita’s work with Kansas City-area transplant centers has helped streamline communication, create solutions to support patients. Kidney transplant is the ideal treatment for those with end...

Last year, DaVita opened the doors to the first net-zero dialysis center in the U.S. Check out this video to learn more about the center, located outside of Atlanta, GA, to discover the features...

BY DR. MIHRAN NALJAYAN
As the global shortfall of nephrologists[1] intensifies, many nephrologists — myself included — see a perfect storm forming: Fewer residents...

Every year, ViVE brings together health care leaders — from executives and policy makers to senior digital health leaders, buyers and solution providers — to weigh in on digital health. This year,

When Claire started dialysis, her in-center treatments made her feel like she was missing out. She enjoyed an active lifestyle, regular outings with her friends and rounds of golf. So when she and...

In a recent article from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Catalyst,[1] researchers from Stanford University’s Clinical Excellence Research Center and DaVita Kidney Care shared findings...

As a college student, Melanie’s first priorities were doing well in school and pursuing her career goals. “Then all of a sudden, my life completely changed,” Melanie says. A kidney biopsy...

Since I became DaVita Kidney Care’s chief nursing officer in October 2021, one aspect of my job I’ve loved the most is the opportunity to host nursing roundtables across the country. It’s an...

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...

When the DaVita care team in Vineland, NJ, began treating Wayne Scott for kidney disease, it didn’t take them long to uncover his love for racing. Cars and racing have been a central part of...

This month, Kapil Vashistha, senior vice president at DaVita, joined Harvard’s Health Care Club Conference to speak about collaboration across both established and emerging health care...

The transplant community is at a pivotal moment, with more attention on how each entity can innovate and improve outcomes through increased transparency and efficiency. This momentum is aiding in...

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...

For nearly two decades, value-based care has been a hot topic in health care. And for good reason. After all, experts agree that the premise of generating a new care environment that prioritizes...

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...

For many, kidney transplant is the optimal life-saving treatment for end stage kidney disease. Yet the path from diagnosis to transplantation can be extraordinarily long and complex. I saw this...

This year, Javier Rodriguez, CEO of DaVita, will return to HLTH to talk about the role value-based care plays in the future of health care. Also speaking at the conference will be Kenny Gardner,...

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...

Today kicks off DaVita’s Health Tour, starting in Washington, D.C. with additional events starting in California later this week. From now through late November, two mobile health clinics will...

When Vanessa Tupuola started on dialysis in 2013, she treated in-center. She was interested in trying a home treatment option but wasn’t a candidate for peritoneal dialysis (PD) and didn’t...

It can be easy to think about home dialysis as one option for people with kidney disease who need treatments — but home dialysis includes two options for patients to discuss with their...

In July 2022, the American Diabetes Association® (ADA), in collaboration with DaVita, launched a new kidney disease education resource, Living With Diabetes: Kidney Care. Since the digital...

“What we want, more than anything, is to transform from a dialysis company to a kidney care company,” DaVita CEO Javier Rodriguez said during an appearance on the Fortune Leadership Next...

In recent years, the nephrology community has focused on increasing the number of patients listed for kidney transplant and receiving home dialysis therapies, in part, by more aggressively...

“What sets DaVita apart from other big employers?” As chief people officer of DaVita Kidney Care, this is a question I am often asked. I’ve worked at DaVita for more than 12 years — and...

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...

Jennifer Lopez, a DaVita teammate (employee) of 14 years, battled with weight loss for several years. Balancing care for her family—her husband Jesse (also a DaVita teammate) and her five...

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...

BY TINA LIVAUDAIS Chief Nursing Officer for DaVita Kidney Care I was drawn to nephrology early in my career because of the special connection these nurses are able to create with their patients....

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...

For Dr. Mark Kaplan, vice president of medical affairs and clinical IT for DaVita, data is everything. He believes leveraging information technology (IT) offers an enormous opportunity to improve...

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...

“Imagine taking care of a patient and keeping that patient healthy without obstacles of care fragmentation,” Dr. Amy Schuerman-Gen, vice president of clinical operations for DaVita Integrated...

DaVita has completed construction on what is expected to be its first net-zero dialysis center in Conyers, Georgia. Located about 25 minutes outside of the Atlanta metropolitan area, once...

“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...