Clinical Excellence

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

For DaVita teammate and Registered Dietitian (RD) Cristal Chora, helping patients process powerful emotions is all in a day’s work. “People are scared, they’re angry. Above all they’re overwhelmed. Entering into dialysis is a huge life disruption.” Chora knows this reality better than anyone. While still in her teens, she was diagnosed with end stage […]

Of the 37 million Americans who have kidney disease, an estimated 90% don’t know they have it. Often, it can go undetected because patients can present few or no symptoms until they approach or…

While clinical studies have helped demonstrate the effectiveness and immunogenicity of the COVID-19 vaccines approved or authorized in the U.S. (Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson), these…

Approximately one in two adults in the U.S. has hypertension (high blood pressure)—but only an estimated one in four have it under control. “High blood pressure is a symptomless ‘silent…