Is it true that Dennis Kogod is the new CEO of Davita?

[bioya]

I heard today that KT and his Mello retired and Dennis is the new CEO. Anyone know if that is true? I had dinner with Kogod on two seperate occasions at national meetings and was impressed with his business sense and his ability to come down to the level of us "average" folks. He seemed (from my limited time with him) to really care about the patient and talked alot about things that we could or should do to make the patients time at the clinic more.... well, more 'gentle' (for the lack of a better word). He said that he went to clincs and sat with patients on a regular basis and  he related things that he was told about observations made by patients about staff that were only there for the money.

Again, this is just my limited experience with Kogod, and you can't judge a book by its cover, but he seemed truly concerned with the well being of the patient and also the caregiver. (see I can say something positive about DaVita).

Anyway, anyone know if Kogod is indeed the new CEO or soon to be CEO?

[nursewratchet]

Joe Mello IS retiring.  Not Kent.  Kogood isn't taking over. 

[dialysisbiller]

eventually retiring....for now he's involved in Revenue Operations... I think his replacement sounds good..... and a nice compliment from bioya too!