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More Hispanic Organ Donations Needed

ROCHESTER, Minn.—April is National Donate Life Month, held to encourage organ and tissue donation and to celebrate donors who give a new life to others. Organ donors are always in short supply. In the United States, more than 118,000 people are waiting for organ ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Tour DaVita Raises $900,000 for Bridge of Life—DaVita Medical Missions

DENVER—DaVita announced that its annual charity bike ride, Tour DaVita, raised $900,000 to support Bridge of Life—DaVita Medical Missions in 2012. ...More
December 3, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
Shoes-a-palooza: DaVita Partners with Shoes That Fit to Provide at Least 5,000 Pairs of Shoes

DENVER— DaVita announced a partnership with U.S. charity "Shoes That Fit" to provide shoes for at least 5,000 children nationwide. ...More
November 29, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
Giving Tuesday

When the holidays creep up upon us, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two days we are all too familiar with. ...More
November 27, 2012
Posted in Blog
Donate to Help Build a Dialysis Clinic in Kenya

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—As of today, there is more than one million Kenyans who suffer from kidney disease. There are less than 100 working dialysis machines in the country. Most of the patients in Kenya with end-stage kidney failure either do not have access to a dialysis ...More
November 5, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
GM Foundation Donates Money to NKF

DETROIT—The GM Foundation donated $50,000 to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). The check was given to the charity at the Detroit leg of the NKF Cadillac Golf Classic. ...More
August 21, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
Go for the Gold: Transplant Games Five Days Away

On Saturday, July 28, the Transplant Games of America (TGA) will take place in Grand Rapids, Mich. For four days, major organ recipients and living donors will be able to compete in the 2012 games. ...More
July 23, 2012
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Change a Life and Click on the Like

Making a decision to become an organ donor can sometimes be a difficult task. Many people know from a young age that they want to help others and choosing to be put on the transplant organ donor list is a way to do that. ...More
July 16, 2012
Posted in Articles, Business, Practice Management
How Patients Use Facebook to Solicit Kidney Donors

MAYWOOD, Ill.—Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting one of the first studies to examine how patients and families are soliciting living kidney donors on Facebook. ...More
May 24, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Obesity Reduces Organ Donor Pool

WASHINGTON—The obesity epidemic is contributing to the shortage of organs available for transplant, according to new research presented at the National Kidney Foundation's 2012 Spring Clinical Meetings. ...More
May 16, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma