DaVita Houston Teammate Receives Department of Defense Patriot Award
December 13 2012 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
DaVita®, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE:
DVA) and a leading provider of kidney care services, announced that
Dave Blank, military veteran and regional operations director for
DaVita, received the Department of Defense Patriot Award for his
work to support military veterans and those in the armed forces
reserves.
Harris Soofi, a dialysis nurse for the Army Reserves and
DaVita’s Northstar Clinic, nominated Blank for his unique
engagement with the military community as part of DaVita’s
company-wide efforts to become a top military-friendly employer in
the U.S.
“Blank represents a fine tradition of supporting our nation’s
troops,” said Soofi. “We recognize his leadership and continued
commitment at DaVita to making sure service members have what they
need to transition back and forth between their civilian and
military careers.”
The Patriot Award is given to supervisors and bosses nominated
by a guardsman or reservist employee for support provided directly
to the nominator, including flexible schedules, time off prior to
and after deployment, caring for families, and granting leaves of
absence if needed.
DaVita currently hires military veterans and spouses through
memberships in programs like Milicruit’s 10,000 Job Challenge and
Military Spouse Employment Partnerships. When active duty calls,
DaVita supports its reserve and guard members through the Star
Troopers Program, continued health care coverage and the DaVita
Village Network, which can provide up to $5,000 in financial
assistance each year. There are also options for paid military
leave.
DaVita’s Village Veterans team, made up of company leaders who
are military veterans, also assists in the on-boarding process for
new hires through a mentorship model that allows teammates to ask
for advice and help as well as general questions to assist in
making their transition successful.
DaVita has received numerous awards for its military-friendly
employment efforts including Best For Vets Employers by Military
Times Edge Magazine (2010, 2011 and 2012), GI Jobs Top 100 Military
Friendly Employers (2010, 2011 and 2012) and Most Valuable Employer
Military by civilianjobs.com (2011 and 2012).
The Northstar DaVita Dialysis Center serves Harris County. For
more information, please call (281) 448-4506 or visit them at 380
W. Little York Road, Houston, TX 77076.
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About DaVita
DaVita is the dialysis division of DaVita HealthCare Partners
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
kidney care in the United States, DaVita delivers 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 September 30, 2012, DaVita operated or provided
administrative services at 1,912 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States serving approximately 150,000
patients. The company also operated 24 outpatient dialysis centers
located in five 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
DaVita.com.
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