DENVER, April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Inc. (NYSE:
DVA), a leading independent medical group and a leading provider of
kidney care services in the United
States, today announced the release of its 2017 Community
Care report, which highlights key clinical, operational and
corporate social responsibility (CSR) achievements in the past
year.
"It is humbling and fulfilling to see the sum of our teammates'
impact each year in caring for our patients and each other," said
Kent Thiry, chairman and CEO of
DaVita. "We will continue working towards our vision of global
citizenship by spreading ripples in communities locally and around
the world."
The report, available at DaVita.com/CommunityCare, outlines
the ways DaVita cares for its patients, each other and the world.
The company's approach to CSR helps support industry-leading
clinical outcomes, award-winning leadership development programs,
multiple goodwill initiatives and a commitment to environmental
sustainability. Highlights from the 2017 report include the
following:
Caring for Our Patients
DaVita Kidney Care supports
approximately 220,000 kidney patients nationally and
internationally and continuously works to improve its integrated,
patient-centered care model to provide high quality care. Guided by
a strong compliance program, the company's approach offers
preventive care and also addresses the health and lifestyle
complexities of chronic conditions.
Providing Quality Care
DaVita continuously works to improve the quality of care, and
its standards have been recognized publicly by the federal
government. For the 5th year in a row, DaVita Kidney Care had the highest percentage of
centers that met or exceeded CMS' Quality Incentive Program (QIP)
standards.
Providing care to more than 5,000 patients, DaVita's three end
stage renal disease (ESRD) Seamless Care Organizations achieved 100
percent quality reporting scores, experienced a 13 percent
reduction in hospital readmissions and saved $4,868 per patient per year.
Supporting Kidney Transplantation
DaVita helps people with kidney disease understand their full
range of treatment options, including transplantation. Robust data
analytics are used to track the education and transplant status of
ESRD patients to help eligible patients set goals around
transplantation and to understand their reasons for refusing
referral to transplantation or to understand their reasons for
refusing referral to transplant. With this information, Transplant
Smart, a DaVita educational program, will launch in 2018. The
program—composed of micro-learning educational modules that
leverage principles of adult learning and specific work-flow
triggers—will aim to increase the number of patients referred to
receive a transplant, as well as the number who remain active on
the waitlist and ultimately receive a transplant.
International
Located in 12 countries, DaVita is dedicated to improving health
care for kidney patients abroad. In 2017, the company achieved
several milestones across the globe:
- Doubled operations in Brazil
to 18 centers (including a vascular access center)
- Committed to provide dialysis for cruises in Germany
- Started 5,000 patients on a CKD education program in
Colombia
- Acquired 44 centers in Poland
- Launched a new dialysis nurse training program in Saudi Arabia
Complex Care Programs
The country's largest kidney care provider accredited by the
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), DaVita
VillageHealth has led the industry in providing integrated kidney
care for more than two decades. In 2017, DaVita VillageHealth
achieved several milestones:
- 25 percent lower hospitalization rate than the industry
average
- 51 percent lower readmission rate than the industry
average
- Up to 21 percent addressable cost savings over four years
Caring for Each Other
DaVita provides unique opportunities for teammates to succeed at
work and at home through leadership and development, veteran
support, education scholarships for children and grandchildren, and
support in times of crisis.
Leadership Development and Continuing Education
Through DaVita's award-winning training programs, thousands of
people learn, grow and become stronger citizens within DaVita, at
home and in their communities. DaVita encourages all teammates to
learn their potential and holds the belief that anyone, in any
role, can be a leader.
Commitment to Veterans
DaVita has long been committed to honoring retired and
active-duty service members and works to help make sure they feel
welcome in their community. Through workshops and development
courses, the company helps veterans transition to civilian life. In
2017, more veterans than ever were accepted into Veterans 2 Village
(V2V), which focuses on self-development, community service and
transition skills. V2V is a three-day class designed to honor,
energize and connect Village Veterans. The internal veterans'
programs are designed to foster a stronger community for new
veteran teammates, as support services continue to develop and
grow.
Encouraging All Voices
DaVita is deeply committed to engaging its teammates in dialogue
about company's objectives and their role in helping shape the
future of health care. DaVita has several channels for two-way
communication with senior leadership. During Voice of the Village
Calls, senior leaders report on the state of the company, and
teammates are encouraged to ask questions about any subject.
In 2017, DaVita teammates submitted more than 1,150 ideas to
Idea Hub, an incubator for innovation and a place where teammates'
ideas have the opportunity to directly impact projects that help to
improve operations.
Support in Times of Need
DaVita invests in helping improve the lives of teammates and
their families. To help them manage change in their personal lives,
the company created a wide range of programs to support them
emotionally and financially.
DaVita Children's Foundation, KT Family Foundation and the Woody
Brittain Scholarship provide scholarships to teammates' children
and grandchildren who excel in leadership, community service and
academics.
The DaVita Village Network (DVN) provides teammates and their
dependents financial assistance during times of crisis such as
natural disasters, medical or funeral expenses and financial
hardships such as deployment. All eligible teammates have the
option to make voluntary payroll contributions to fund the program.
For every approved grant, DaVita contributes the same amount as the
teammate payroll contribution, up to $250,000 per year.
Caring for Our World
DaVita teammates across 12 countries are working toward building
a better world through service projects, outreach initiatives,
charitable contributions and a continued focus on
sustainability.
Bridge of Life
Bridge of Life (BOL) is an international nonprofit organization
founded by DaVita that's working to improve health, wellness and
vitality. BOL has expanded its efforts beyond kidney care to
include screening and prevention of chronic illnesses and increased
access to primary care services. It strives to empower local staff,
community health workers and patients through training and
education to make sustainable changes to health care. Since 2006,
BOL has completed 155 international medical missions in 26
countries and more than 300 domestic screenings and events, which
have affected more than 110,000 lives.
Service and Outreach
At DaVita, volunteerism and community service are built into
company culture. Teammates' commitment to service extends well
beyond the bounds of their centers. Every year, teams come together
and spend hundreds of hours volunteering to improve their
communities and world around them.
In 2017, DaVita celebrated the 11th anniversary of Tour DaVita,
an annual, three-day, 250-mile bicycle ride to raise awareness
about kidney disease. The ride through Washington raised $1.25
million to benefit Bridge of Life.
Dynamic Volunteerism
Dynamic Volunteerism was created as a local initiative in
DaVita's hometown of Denver, with
the purpose of using the unique skillsets of its teammates,
individually and collectively, to support nonprofits and help them
perform at a higher level. Teams are mobilized to assist in areas
as specific as strategic planning, corporate development, board
development, IT consultancy, coaching, capacity building, staffing
and more. This targeted volunteerism leads to systemic improvements
and changes within the nonprofits in the community.
Sustainability
DaVita continues to help improve patients' and teammates' health
and quality of life while reducing its environmental footprint.
2017 marked the 10th anniversary of Village Green, DaVita's
initiative to promote environmental sustainability in centers and
offices around the world. Several milestones were achieved in
2017.
DaVita received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) certifications on two buildings this year, giving DaVita
623,000 square feet of LEED-certified space. The company offered
its first in-house prep class for teammates taking their LEED
credential exam.
Through water conservation efforts at dialysis centers, DaVita
has saved 643 million gallons since 2013. This is the equivalent of
975 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Since 2016, DaVita has diverted more than 354,000 pounds of
electronic waste from the landfill. This equates to the weight of
27 elephants. Through recycling and reuse programs, the energy
saved is equivalent to powering 3,096 homes for a year, or removing
5,330 cars from the road.
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 Dec. 31, 2017,
DaVita Kidney Care operated or
provided administrative services at 2,510 outpatient dialysis
centers located in the United
States serving approximately 198,000 patients. The company
also operated 237 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
Caitlyn Major
Caitlyn.major@davita.com
303.876.7547
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