DENVER, Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- DaVita Kidney Care, a
division of DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading independent provider
of integrated health and kidney care services in the
United States, today announced
DaVita Hospital Services has received its second reaccreditation
for Ambulatory Health Care from The Joint Commission.
"Our hospital partners ask us to bring our operations excellence
and demonstrated quality of patient care to the inpatient care
setting, and we're thrilled to be recognized for delivering on that
promise," said Tina Livaudais, Vice
President, Clinical Services for DaVita Hospital Services Group.
"Our care team is one of the best in kidney care, and I'm pleased
to have the chance today to acknowledge their enormous
contributions to our reaccreditation."
The reaccreditation, effective 2018, is a symbol of quality
earned by DaVita Hospital Services for meeting or exceeding
performance standards set by The Joint Commission. Reaccreditation
focuses on enhancing the quality and safety of patient care through
improved clinical outcomes and performance metrics, risk management
and survey preparedness.
DaVita was the first inpatient dialysis provider to be
accredited by The Joint Commission in 2013. The Joint Commission
collaborated to outline national industry standards by which safety
and quality of inpatient kidney disease and apheresis therapies
would be measured in the future. Having set standards allowed
DaVita to better measure performance and increase alignment with
its hospital partners.
"Joint Commission accreditation provides ambulatory care
organizations with the processes contributing to improvements in a
variety of areas from the enhancement of staff education to the
demonstration of leading practices within the ambulatory setting,"
said Pearl Darling, MBA, Executive
Director, Ambulatory Care Services, The Joint Commission. "We
commend DaVita and its staff for achieving this pinnacle
demonstrating a commitment to patient safety and quality. Your
passion, dedication and tenacity can ultimately improve patient
care. Thank you for your commitment to patient safety and
entrusting The Joint Commission to assist you."
To learn more about DaVita Hospital Services, visit
DaVita.com/Hospitals.
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, 2018, DaVita Kidney
Care operated or provided administrative services at 2,580
outpatient dialysis centers located in the United
States serving approximately 201,000 patients. The company
also operated 253 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10
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:
Halie Peddle
Halie.Peddle@DaVita.com
(303) 550-6349
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