LAS VEGAS, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthCare Partners
Nevada, a DaVita Medical Group and division of DaVita, Inc. (NYSE:
DVA), today announced the closing of the acquisition of WellHealth
Quality Care, a multi-specialty medical group and accountable care
organization, by one of its affiliated entities. Financial
terms were not disclosed.
"WellHealth Quality Care is one of the most respected privately
held medical organizations in Nevada, and we look forward to working with
this group collaboratively to benefit patients in this community,"
said Bard Coats, MD, Nevada market
president for DaVita's Medical Group division.
WellHealth Quality Care has a network of over 3,000 providers
across Southern Nevada as well as
a multi-specialty medical group with specialties including
obstetrics and gynecology, anesthesiology, cardiology,
endocrinology and primary care. WellHealth Quality Care has
provided optimal care to the residents of Nevada for over two decades and currently
operates in 11 locations.
"We're excited about this union," said Warren Volker, MD, founder, and CEO of
WellHealth Quality Care. "The range of services that each of our
groups provides complements one another, and through our
integration of care we will provide more access and better care to
our patients."
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
California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New
Mexico, Pennsylvania 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's teammates, employed clinicians
and affiliated clinicians provided care for approximately 1.7
million patients. For more information, please visit
DaVita.com/about.
About DaVita Medical Group
DaVita Medical Group is a
division of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company, that
operates and manages medical groups and affiliated physician
networks in California,
Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New
Mexico, Pennsylvania and
Washington. A leading independent
medical group in America, DaVita Medical Group has over two decades
of experience providing coordinated, outcomes-based medical care in
a cost-effective manner. As of December 31,
2016, DaVita Medical Group's teammates, employed clinicians
and affiliated clinicians provided care for approximately 1.7
million patients. For more information, please visit
DaVita.com/about.
About WellHealth Quality Care
WellHealth Quality Care
(WHQC) is a diversified healthcare company based in Nevada. It is the largest privately held
medical organization that owns and operates WellHealth Medical
Group, which employs close to 100 providers, in multiple
specialties, at 11 locations in Southern
Nevada. In addition to the medical group, WHQC operates
WellHealth Medical Associates which is a state-wide network of over
3,000 contracted providers integrated through accountable care
arrangements with insurance companies and self-funded health plans.
WHQC has emerged as a national leader in delivering health plan
design and innovation. As evidenced by WellHealth's multi-specialty
medical group, the network's comprehensive healthcare delivery
system was designed from the ground up to improve the provider,
payer, and patient experience by specifically focusing on positive
outcome measures and overall patient satisfaction.
Forward Looking Statements
This release may contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws. All statements that do not concern historical
facts are forward-looking statements and include, among other
things, statements about our expectations, beliefs, intentions
and/or strategies for the future, including the prospective
performance of or synergies created involving the acquired
business, improvement on physician practices and patient care
experience, or increase in patient access to various health care
services. Factors which could impact future results include the
uncertainties associated with our ability to complete any
acquisition or merger that we might be considering or announce, or
integrate and successfully operate any business we may acquire or
with whom we merge, and the other risk factors set forth in our SEC
filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2016, and
subsequent quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. Any
forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these
risks and uncertainties. We base our forward-looking statements on
information currently available to us at the time of this release,
and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changes in
underlying factors, new information, future events or
otherwise.
Contact Information
WellHealth Quality Care:
Meghan Bailey
mbailey@wellhealthqc.com
(702) 545-6116
DaVita Medical Group:
Jessica
Geurkink
JGeurkink@healthcarepartners.com
(720) 925-3184
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