DaVita Way of Giving: DaVita Clinics Give $67,000 to Ohio Charities
March 15 2012 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading provider of kidney care
services that is committed to improving the quality of life for
those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), today announced
that its Ohio clinics had generated $67,000 in charitable
contributions in the state through the “DaVita Way of Giving.”
As part of DaVita’s® larger national charitable giving efforts,
teammates (employees) at each DaVita clinic were invited to request
contributions for the 501(c)(3) charity of their choice. Clinics
were also allowed to team up on behalf of a single charity to
request larger contributions. More than 400 charities received
contributions ranging from $1,000 to over $40,000.
Ohio charities received $67,000 from DaVita – the fourth highest
total of any state in the nation.
“At DaVita we see ourselves as a community first and a company
second,” said Brian Jackson, divisional vice president at DaVita.
“We work to provide superior quality of care to our patients and we
use that same commitment to help make the communities we live and
work in to be the best that they can be.”
Cincinnati area nonprofits receiving contributions included
Freestore Foodbank and the Ronald McDonald House of Greater
Cincinnati.
Columbus area nonprofits who received donations included the
Mid-Ohio Foodbank and Furniture Bank of Central Ohio.
Cleveland area nonprofits benefitting included the Cleveland
Foodbank and the Rainey Institute, which aims to positively change
Cleveland’s youth through visual and performing arts.
"The Athens County Shrine Club wants to thank DaVita for the
kind and generous donation, without this kind of support, the
Shriners Hospitals could not exist,” said Steve Kane of the Shrine
Club.
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About DaVita
DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company, is a leading provider of
kidney care in the United States, delivering dialysis services to
patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease.
DaVita 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 Dec. 31, 2011, DaVita operated or provided administrative
services at 1,809 dialysis facilities in the United States, serving
approximately 142,000 patients. The company also operated 11
outpatient dialysis centers located in three countries outside the
United States. DaVita 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 www.davita.com.
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