DaVita

DaVita Inc.

Type	Public (NYSE: DVA) S&P 500 Component
Industry	Health care
Headquarters	Denver, Colorado
Key people	Kent J. Thiry (Chairman & CEO), Dennis Kogod (COO)
Products	Kidney care and dialysis
Revenue	Net Revenue (2009): $6.1 billion
Employees	35,000+[1] (Full-Time)
Website	www.davita.com

DaVita, Inc. is one of the largest kidney care companies in the United States, with corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Their offerings include in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis, vascular access management, chronic kidney disease education, and renal diet assistance.

History

DaVita was founded in 1999 and was formerly known as Total Renal Care. DaVita was featured as a Stanford Business School case.^[2]

Awards and Rankings

• Rated by Fortune Magazine as Top 10 Most Admired Healthcare Companies for the fifth year ^[3]
• Number 433 on the 2009 FORTUNE 500^[3]
• Number 355 on the 2010 FORTUNE 500^{[citation needed]}

Relocation

In November 2010, DaVita headquarters relocated from Los Angeles to Denver, Colorado.^[4]

References

1. ^ "DaVita 2008 Annual Report", DaVita Corporate Information - Financial Reports, 2009-05-02. Retrieved on 2009-10-04.
2. ^ "Kent Thiry and DaVita: Leadership Challenges in Building and Growing a Great Company". http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=OB54&referral=2340. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Fortune 500 2009", 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
4. ^ "DaVita World HQ Planned For Union Station District". July 17, 2010. http://denverinfill.com/blog/2010/07/davita-world-hq-planned-for-union-station-district.html. 

External links

	Colorado portal
	Companies portal

• About DaVita - A description of the company by the company.