DENVER, Sept. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Kidney
Care (NYSE: DVA), a division of DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) and a
leading provider of kidney care services, joins the American
Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) in celebrating the week of
Sept. 10, 2017, as Nephrology Nurses
Week.
Nephrology nurses in the U.S. provide life-saving care to nearly
600,000 end-stage renal disease patients every day. Nephrology
Nurses Week was designed by the American Nephrology Nurses
Association as a way to honor nurses who care for patients with
kidney disease. Each year, the second full week of September is
Nephrology Nurses Week.
"At DaVita Kidney Care, our nurses play a key role in assessing,
educating and treating our 194,600 patients, and we could not
provide quality care without them," said Mandy Hale, vice president of nursing at DaVita
Kidney Care. "Our nurses give tirelessly of themselves to treat,
care for and empower our patients through providing them education,
care and compassion."
At DaVita, we strive to create a place of nursing excellence and
advancement. Our nursing strategy involves a number of
programs to support us in our goals to grow, engage and attract
nurses. To celebrate nurses and ensure they have career
opportunities, DaVita has begun reimbursing RNs for certain costs
associated with Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN) and Certified
Nephrology Nurse (CNN) certifications. In addition, DaVita will
reimburse teammates for certain prep materials and exam fees. All
regular, active full- and part-time RNs are eligible for this
program, even if not operating in a direct patient care RN role –
this includes facility administrators and clinical support
specialists.
Additionally, DaVita leaders hold nurse roundtable discussions
where nurses across the country travel to Denver, Colo. to spend the day engaging in
brainstorming and idea sharing regarding patient care and nursing.
These ideas improve the care we deliver and nursing in general.
Nephrology nurses are uniquely positioned to improve patient
care and are often involved in the design of specific nursing and
patient care programs such as patient education and medication
management.
We encourage our nurses to gain and share nursing knowledge
through programs such as our LeaRN Challenge where nurses are
nominated and selected to attend professional nursing conferences
such as ANNA conferences and the Annual Dialysis Conference
(ADC).
Nephrology Nurses Week was established in 2005 by ANNA to honor
the devotion and commitment that nurses provide for patients with
kidney disease. Being involved in caring for patients with kidney
failure requires nurses to be highly attentive, driven and
skilled.
To learn more about how to celebrate the work that nurses do for
patients with kidney disease, visit AnnaNurse.org.
About DaVita Kidney Care
DaVita Kidney Care is a division of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500®
company, that through its operating divisions provides a variety of
health care services to patient populations throughout the United States and abroad. A leading
provider of dialysis services in the
United States, DaVita Kidney Care treats patients with
chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. DaVita Kidney
Care strives to improve patients' quality of life by innovating
clinical care, and by offering integrated treatment plans,
personalized care teams and convenient health-management services.
As of June 30, 2017, DaVita Kidney
Care operated or provided administrative services at 2,445
outpatient dialysis centers located in the United States serving approximately
194,600 patients. The company also operated 217 outpatient dialysis
centers located in 11 countries outside the United States. DaVita Kidney Care supports
numerous programs dedicated to creating positive, sustainable
change in communities around the world. The company's leadership
development initiatives and social responsibility efforts have been
recognized by Fortune, Modern Healthcare, Newsweek and WorldBlu.
For more information, please visit DaVita.com.
Contact Information
Media:
Kate Wilson Stabrawa
720-318-4080
Kate.stabrawa@davita.com
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