DENVER, April 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Inc.
(NYSE: DVA), a leading independent medical group and a leading
global provider of kidney care services today announced that the
company has been certified as a "Freedom-Centered Workplace" by
WorldBlu. This is the tenth consecutive year the company has been
recognized on the list, formerly known as "most democratic"
workplaces.
"At DaVita, we believe that empowering teammates to be active
participants drives our vision of becoming the greatest healthcare
community the world has ever seen," said Kent Thiry, chairman and CEO of DaVita. "Whether
it's our regular Town Hall meetings, our enterprise-wide Voice of
the Village calls or our engagement surveys, the individual voices
of our teammates help define who we are as a community first and a
company second."
DaVita is deeply committed to engaging the company's 71,000
teammates and regularly seeks their input on both small and large
matters that impact the direction of the company. "Town Halls" and
"Voice of the Village" calls serve as opportunities for teammates
to hear directly from senior leaders and ask questions about the
business, policies, strategic direction and more. Teammates also
have opportunities to recognize one another for exemplifying the
company's core values.
DaVita emphasizes collaboration and teamwork to deliver
industry-leading care as reflected in two reports from the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Within both the CMS
Five-Star Quality Rating program and the Quality Incentive program,
DaVita Kidney Care outperformed the
rest of the industry with the highest percentage of centers that
meet or exceed quality measures.
Organizations become eligible for a spot on the WorldBlu List of
Most Freedom-Centered Workplaces™ after teammates complete The
WorldBlu Freedom at Work™ Assessment, a survey evaluating their
practice of the WorldBlu 10 Principles of Organizational
Democracy™. The assessment was developed based on a decade of
research into what makes a successful freedom-centered company.
Organizations from the for-profit and non-profit sectors that have
been in operation for at least one full year and have five or more
employees can apply for the certification.
Learn more about DaVita's award-winning culture at
DaVita.com/CSR.
About DaVita Inc.
DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500®
company, is the parent company of DaVita
Kidney Care and DaVita Medical Group. DaVita Kidney Care is a leading provider of
kidney care in the United States,
delivering dialysis services to patients with chronic kidney
failure and end stage renal disease. As of December 31, 2016, DaVita
Kidney Care operated or provided administrative services at
2,350 outpatient dialysis centers located in the United States serving approximately
188,000 patients. The company also operated 154 outpatient dialysis
centers located in 11 countries outside the United States. DaVita Medical Group
manages and operates medical groups and affiliated physician
networks in California,
Nevada, New Mexico, Florida, Colorado and Washington in its pursuit to deliver
excellent-quality health care in a dignified and compassionate
manner. As of December 31, 2016,
DaVita Medical Group provided integrated care management for
approximately 749,000 patients. For more information, please visit
DaVita.com/about.
Contact Information
Media:
Caitlyn Shuket
(303) 876-7547
Caitlyn.Shuket@davita.com
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