In conjunction with DaVita's first quarter earnings release, you are invited to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on May 10, 2002, at 10 am Eastern Time hosted by Kent Thiry, Chairman and CEO, and Rich Whitney, CFO.

  What:      DaVita Inc. First Quarter Earnings Release

  When:      May 10, 2002, 10 am Eastern Time

  Where:     http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?=5131

  How:       Live over the Internet - Simply log on to the web at the
             address above

  Contact:   LeAnne Zumwalt at lzumwalt@davita.com

If you are unable to participate during the live web cast, the call will be archived on the Web site http://www.davita.com/. To access the replay, click on

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SOURCE: DaVita Inc.