-- Signs agreement to treat half the dialysis patients
previously under care of Saudi
Arabia's Ministry of Health
RIYADH Saudi Arabia,
Feb. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- DaVita, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
(NYSE: DVA) and a leading provider of kidney care services, today
announced it has signed a major tender from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health
to treat half of all dialysis patients previously under the
Ministry's care – roughly 5,000 patients in total.
Under the award DaVita will open as many as 80 centers and is
undertaking a substantial recruitment effort to attract new
clinical and administrative teammates from within Saudi Arabia and across the world. Many career
opportunities have already been posted on DaVita.com/SA with more
coming in the near future.
"It is an honor for DaVita to work with the Ministry of Health
to deliver high-quality kidney care to its patients," said
Dennis Kogod, chief operating
officer of DaVita HealthCare Partners. "We congratulate Health
Minister Dr. Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al
Rabeeah on making this agreement possible and for working to
improve the quality of life for people living with chronic kidney
disease in Saudi Arabia."
As in many parts of the world, prevalence of chronic kidney
disease in Saudi Arabia has accelerated over the past three decades
due largely to changing lifestyles, population growth, urbanization
and longer life expectancies.
"DaVita stands in partnership with the Ministry of Health in
addressing this issue," said Bjӧrn Englund, president of DaVita in
Europe and the Middle East. "We bring a number of
industry-leading programs including vascular access management and
an innovative vascular access training program for nephrologists.
We know this will have a lasting, positive impact on the patients
we serve."
DaVita will also be a prime resource to the Ministry of Health
in identifying ways to prevent kidney disease within the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
For more information on DaVita's efforts in Saudi Arabia visit DaVita.com/SA.
DaVita and DaVita HealthCare Partners are trademarks or
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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 Dec. 31, 2013, DaVita
operated or provided administrative services at 2,074 outpatient
dialysis centers located in the United
States serving approximately 163,000 patients. The company
also currently operates outpatient dialysis centers located in
Asia, Europe, Latin
America and the Middle
East. 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.
Contact Information
Media:
David Tauchen
+1 (303) 876-2802
David.Tauchen@DaVita.com