DaVita Inc. announced today that it will participate in the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference being held January 7-11, 2008 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA. Mr. Kent Thiry, Chairman and CEO, will be presenting on January 8, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

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Mr. Thiry's presentation will also be broadcast live and by replay. To access the live broadcast, listeners should go to http://www.events.jpmorgan.com/. Mr. Thiry's presentation will be available for replay via DaVita's website at http://www.davita.com/ or at the JP Morgan website at http://www.metameetings.com/webcasts/jpmorgan/healthcare08 for seven days following the event.

DaVita Inc. is a leading provider of kidney care in the United States, providing dialysis services and education for patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. DaVita manages over 1,300 outpatient facilities and acute units in over 700 hospitals located in 43 states and the District of Columbia, serving more than 103,000 patients.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: LeAnne.Zumwalt@davita.com

SOURCE: DaVita Inc.