DaVita Raises Awareness on World Kidney Day
March 12 2009 - 12:29PM
PR Newswire (US)
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In honor of
World Kidney Day, DaVita Inc., the nation's largest independent
provider of kidney care, announced its 2009 planned activities to
help raise awareness and education about kidney disease. In order
to bring attention to this silent epidemic affecting 26 million
adult Americans - 90% of whom don't know they are at risk -
DaVita(R) is launching several campaigns to help bridge the gap
between those who are at risk and those who have chronic kidney
disease (CKD). (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020729/DAVITALOGO) In
partnership with The Kidney TRUST(TM) -- a nonprofit organization
focused on fighting kidney disease -- DaVita is launching their 4th
Annual Kidney Awareness 5K Run/Walks. The Kidney Awareness
Run/Walks(TM) are a series 5K Run/Walks aimed at raising funds and
driving home the importance of awareness and education of kidney
disease. The selected cities for the 2009 Kidney Awareness
Run/Walks are: Sept. 13: Denver, CO Sept. 20: Chicago, IL Sept. 26:
Cleveland, OH Oct. 3: Cincinnati, OH Oct. 11: St Louis, MO Oct. 18:
Sacramento, CA Oct. 25: Long Beach, CA Oct. 31: Ft. Worth, TX Nov.
7: Virginia Beach, VA Nov. 14: Washington, D.C. 2009 Kidney
Awareness Fundraising Campaign: 1400 DaVita clinics will
participate in a nationwide campaign to help raise funds for The
Kidney TRUST to assist with their efforts in offering free kidney
screenings for early detection of CKD. Early testing and detection
gives those with CKD an opportunity to take control of their
disease and help delay or avoid the onset of life threatening
kidney failure, which would require dialysis or a kidney transplant
to maintain life. "Our 32,000 teammates (employees) are dedicated
to helping patients with chronic kidney disease not only through
their weekly dialysis treatments, but also by volunteering to
participate in the Kidney Awareness Run/Walks to raise funds for
CKD awareness and education programs," said Kent Thiry, DaVita
Chairman and CEO. "We were encouraged by the success of our efforts
in 2008 and are committed to educating even more people in 2009."
World Kidney Day is a global health awareness campaign focusing on
the importance of our kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact
of kidney disease. It is celebrated every year in more than 100
countries on 6 continents. For more information about this year's
Kidney Awareness Run/Walks, please call 1-877-444-2398. DaVita and
The Kidney Awareness Run/Walks are trademarks or registered
trademarks of DaVita Inc. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners. About The Kidney TRUST The Kidney TRUST
was founded in 2006 by DaVita Inc. The Kidney TRUST is an
independent, nonprofit organization that believes everyone should
be empowered to take a proactive role in their health. The Kidney
TRUST seeks to reduce the advancement of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) by broadly deploying cost-effective rapid-screening for CKD
in non-medical settings, and providing financial assistance to
people affected by CKD. For more information visit
http://www.kidneytrust.org/. About DaVita Inc. DaVita Inc., a
FORTUNE 500(R) 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 manages more than 1,400 outpatient facilities and acute
units in more than 700 hospitals located in 43 states and the
District of Columbia, serving approximately 110,000 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 and its community programs, please visit
http://www.davita.com/.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: DaVita Inc. CONTACT: Kelsey
Rood of DaVita Inc., +1-310-536-2404 Web Site:
http://www.davita.com/
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