DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc. is one of the largest kidney care companies in the United States, offering services such as hemodialysis, in-center nocturnal dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home dialysis, chronic kidney disease education, and renal diet assistance.
DaVita was founded in 1979 in Los Angeles, California by three attorneys. After being sold and acquired several times over the years, the company was rebranded in 1999.
In 1999 the company was on the brink of bankruptcy. Kent Thiry joined the company as CEO and renamed it DaVita, which is Italian for giving life.
In 2004 DaVita merged with Gambro’s U.S.-based clinics which nearly doubled the number of DaVita’s outpatient facilities, combining DaVita’s 664 clinics with Gambro’s 565 clinics.
Today DaVita operates or provides administrative services through a network of 2,074 outpatient dialysis centers in the United States and 73 facilities in 10 countries.
DaVita is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DVA, is a member of the S&P 500, is #311 in the Fortune 500, has 69,00 employees, and has $11.62 billion in revenue in 2021.
The company offers free screenings in different parts of the country on certain dates.
DaVita maintains a corporate office in Denver, Colorado.
DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc. is one of the largest kidney care companies in the United States, offering services such as hemodialysis, in-center nocturnal dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home dialysis, chronic kidney disease education, and renal diet assistance.
History
DaVita was founded in 1979 in Los Angeles, California by three attorneys. After being sold and acquired several times over the years, the company was rebranded in 1999.
In 1999 the company was on the brink of bankruptcy. Kent Thiry joined the company as CEO and renamed it DaVita, which is Italian for giving life.
In 2004 DaVita merged with Gambro’s U.S.-based clinics which nearly doubled the number of DaVita’s outpatient facilities, combining DaVita’s 664 clinics with Gambro’s 565 clinics.
Today DaVita operates or provides administrative services through a network of 2,074 outpatient dialysis centers in the United States and 73 facilities in 10 countries.
DaVita is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DVA, is a member of the S&P 500, is #311 in the Fortune 500, has 69,00 employees, and has $11.62 billion in revenue in 2021.
The company offers free screenings in different parts of the country on certain dates.
DaVita maintains a corporate office in Denver, Colorado.