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NxStage, DaVita Agree to Supply Deal

LAWRENCE, Mass.—NxStage Medical and DaVita have entered into new agreements covering the supply of home, critical care and in-center products. ...More
2 days ago
Posted in News, Business
DaVita’s Patient Pathways Wins Award for Discharge Planning

DENVER—DaVita, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (DVA) and a leading provider of kidney care services, today announced that the company’s subsidiary, Patient PathwaysSM, received the Dorland Health “Case In Point" Platinum Award for best Discharge Planning ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
Rockwell, DaVita Enter into Supply Agreement

WIXOM, Mich.—Rockwell Medical announced May 9 that it has signed a multi-year, national product supply agreement with DaVita, the dialysis division of DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
DaVita HealthCare Partners Surpasses 2,000 Clinics, 50,000 Teammates

DENVER—DaVita HealthCare Partners announced that the company has reached two important milestones as of the end of the first quarter of 2013—owning or operating more than 2,000 centers, and employing more than 50,000 teammates. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
Travel on Dialysis: Rethinking the "New Normal"

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page,” said Augustine of Hippo. For many, travel provides an expanded world view and a great deal of joy. For many hemodialysis patients, travel seems unthinkable. They feel tethered to their machines or their ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
DaVita Awarded Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation

DENVER— DaVita announced that DaVita Hospital Services, the company’s inpatient kidney care services, has received Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation from The Joint Commission. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
Study Shows Dialysis Patients Who Use DaVita Rx Live Longer

DALLAS—DaVita, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners announced study results showing that, on average, patients using its pharmacy, DaVita Rx, are 21 percent more likely to live longer than patients who do not use DaVita Rx. ...More
5 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
DaVita HealthCare Partners Honors Teammates

DENVER—DaVita HealthCare Partners announced that the company will honor more than 4,000 DaVita teammates and HealthCare Partners leaders from around the world at its inaugural DaVita HealthCare Partners “Villagewide” meeting in downtown Denver. ...More
5 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
Education and Empowerment

A colleague of mine in the Kidney Smart CKD education program—for which I’m a certified educator—recently shared a story that’s helpful in understanding the importance of building kidney disease awareness. A woman came to our one-hour Kidney Smart class; recently diagnosed ...More
April 9, 2013
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Case Management Program in the Running for Platinum Awards

DENVER—DaVita announced that the company’s subsidiary, Patient Pathways, is a finalist for two Case in Point Platinum Awards, in the “Discharge Planning Program” and “Transition of Care (Acute care)” categories. Case in Point is a unique awards program recognizing the most ...More
April 9, 2013
Posted in News, Business