EL SEGUNDO, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) announced today that it will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter results on Wednesday, November 3, 2004; at 12:00 pm EDT. The Company plans to release its results before market on the same date. This call is also being webcast and can be accessed at the DaVita IR web page or over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network. You can join this call at:

                         Wednesday, November 3, 2004
                          Starting at 12:00 noon EDT
                         Dial in Number: 800-399-4406
              Webcast: www.davita.com or www.fulldisclosure.com

When calling in please refer to the DaVita Q3 2004 call and provide the operator with your name and company affiliation. Investors who are unable to listen to the DaVita earnings conference call will be able to access a replay via our web site at www.davita.com. There will be no telephone replay.

We appreciate your interest in DaVita.

SOURCE  DaVita Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Investors, LeAnne Zumwalt of DaVita Inc., +1-310-536-2420/
    /Web site:  http://www.davita.com /
    (DVA)

CO:  DaVita Inc.
ST:  California
IN:  HEA MTC
SU:  MAV CCA

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