The City of Tacoma Announces Official 'DaVita Day'
August 12 2009 - 2:25PM
PR Newswire (US)
FORTUNE 500 Kidney Care Company Recognized for Contributions to
Community TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita
Inc. (NYSE:DVA), a leading provider of kidney care services for
those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), announced it was
honored this week by the City of Tacoma and Mayor Bill Baarsma with
a proclamation declaring an official "DaVita Day" in the city.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020729/DAVITALOGO) The
proclamation and presentation of a key to the city was announced at
a reception organized by the Economic Development Board for
Tacoma-Pierce County, the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce,
and the Executive Council for a Greater Tacoma. United States
Representative Norm Dicks (D-WA) was also in attendance to honor
DaVita . According to the proclamation signed by Mayor Baarsma, "we
encourage all citizens to recognize the many contributions this
exceptional company has made and will continue to make to the
community." "The City of Tacoma and the local business community
continue to go above and beyond in their support for DaVita and our
teammates," said Jim Hilger, Vice President and Controller at
DaVita. "We're honored by this recognition from the city and are
excited to celebrate 'DaVita Day' with the Tacoma community."
DaVita recently completed negotiations to extend its lease on
office space at 1423 Pacific Avenue as well as at the Columbia Bank
Center for the company's nearly 900 teammates (employees) located
in Tacoma. DaVita is a registered trademark of DaVita Inc. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. About
DaVita Inc. DaVita Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, is a leading
provider of kidney care in the United States, providing dialysis
services and education for patients with chronic kidney failure and
end stage renal disease. DaVita has been recognized as the only
FORTUNE 500 company on WorldBlu's annual List of Most Democratic
Workplaces(TM). As of June 30, 2009, DaVita operated or provided
administrative services at 1,493 outpatient dialysis facilities and
acute units in approximately 700 hospitals located in 43 states and
the District of Columbia, serving approximately 116,000 patients.
As part of DaVita's commitment to building a healthy, caring
community, DaVita develops, participates in and donates to numerous
programs dedicated to transforming communities and creating
positive, sustainable change for children, families and our
environment. For more information about DaVita, its kidney
education materials and its community programs, please visit
http://www.davita.com/.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020729/DAVITALOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: DaVita Inc. CONTACT: Brad
Chase of DaVita Inc., +1-310-536-2406, Web Site:
http://www.davita.com/
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