NEW YORK, March 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- For the annual
kickoff of Kidney Walk events in March, the National Kidney
Foundation (NKF) is setting one of its highest goals yet –
$10,000,000 – based on
record-breaking corporate team fundraising in 2016 led by
LogistiCare.
The nation's largest non-emergency medical transportation
manager has emerged as NKF's first company to raise more than
$100,000 through a single year of
Kidney Walks. LogistiCare is one of eight National Teams that
encourage Kidney Walk fundraising and participation across multiple
cities and states.
"We are so appreciative of the support LogistiCare has provided
to our Kidney Walks across the country," said Kevin Longino, CEO of National Kidney
Foundation. "LogistiCare's ongoing commitment to people with
kidney disease, both in their business and in their charitable
contributions, is an example of good corporate citizenship at its
best," added Longino.
LogistiCare's commitment to helping people fight kidney disease
is rooted in its core mission. Each year, LogistiCare enables more
than 13 million trips to dialysis centers – some 20 percent of the
nearly 70 million healthcare trips it manages annually for private,
commercial and government-assisted riders.
For more than three years, LogistiCare has fought kidney disease
through a national initiative and partnership with NKF that secured
more than $130,000 in 2016, more than
doubling its 2015 efforts. Beyond fundraising, the company annually
dedicates more than 8,000 in-service hours to educate its 4,000
associates and their families about the silent disease and 16,000
volunteer hours planning and participating in Kidney Walks across
the country.
"All of us at LogistiCare have a personal stake in the fight
against kidney disease because it improves care for the members we
serve across the country – well beyond the rides we provide," said
Gregg Bryars, senior vice president
of operations at LogistiCare, who also serves as the company's NKF
leadership chairman. "Supporting NKF has created a strong culture
of teamwork and service throughout our organization, with more to
come in 2017."
Kidney Disease Facts
1 in 3 American adults is at risk
for kidney disease. 26 million American adults have kidney
disease—and most aren't aware of it. Risk factors for kidney
disease include diabetes, high blood pressure, family history, and
age 60+. People of African American; Hispanic; Native
American; Asian; or Pacific Islander descent are at increased risk
for developing the disease. African Americans are 3 ½ times
more likely, and Hispanics 1 ½ times more likely, to experience
kidney failure.
About National Kidney Foundation
The National
Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive
and longstanding organization dedicated to the awareness,
prevention and treatment of kidney disease. For more
information about the NKF visit www.kidney.org.
About LogistiCare
LogistiCare, a wholly owned
subsidiary of The Providence Service Corporation (NASDAQ: PRSC), is
the nation's largest manager of non-emergency medical
transportation programs for state governments and managed care
organizations. Its range of services includes call center
management, networking credentialing, vendor payment management and
non-emergency medical transport management.
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SOURCE National Kidney Foundation; LogistiCare