DaVita's Kent Thiry Honored, One of Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Powerful People

DaVita CEO Kent Thiry Honored as One of Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Powerful People...
Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:22pm EDT

DaVita CEO Kent Thiry Honored as One of Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Powerful
People in Healthcare
Thiry Ranks among Most-Influential Health Care Leaders for Second Consecutive
Year

DENVER, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading
provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney
disease (CKD), today announced that Modern Healthcare Magazine, one of the
nation's leading health care industry publications, named Kent Thiry, Chairman
and CEO for DaVita(R), as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare in
2009.

Modern Healthcare's annual award recognizes the leaders and organizations that
are considered among the most influential in the industry and aim to reshape
our nation's health care system. The 100 winners were chosen by the readers
of Modern Healthcare from among more than 25,700 nominations.

Thiry has ranked among the Modern Healthcare "Most Powerful" two years in a
row and is the only kidney-care leader to make the list in 2009. Thiry leads
more than 34,000 DaVita teammates (employees) nationwide, all working to
provide superior patient care and exemplify the company's Mission and Core
Values.

"This honor reflects the exceptional work that our teammates do every day to
improve patients' lives," Thiry said. "Our teammates deliver ground-breaking
innovative care through Village Health and DaVita Rx and are vocal advocates
for kidney patients in Washington, DC, and in state capitols across the
nation."

In addition to consistently setting industry benchmarks for clinical outcomes,
DaVita is a pioneer in the area of corporate social responsibility. DaVita has
developed more than 30 philanthropic, community and social programs to support
the company's "Trilogy of Care" - caring for our patients, caring for our
teammates, and caring for the world. DaVita launched its first annual
Community Care report in June 2009 by hosting 10 community service projects
across the country.

DaVita is a registered trademark of DaVita Inc. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.

About DaVita Inc.
DaVita Inc., a FORTUNE 500(R) company, is a leading provider of kidney care in
the United States, providing dialysis services and education for patients with
chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. DaVita has been
recognized as the only FORTUNE 500(R) company on WorldBlu's annual List of
Most Democratic Workplaces(TM). As of June 30, 2009, DaVita operated or
provided administrative services at 1,493 outpatient dialysis facilities and
acute units in approximately 700 hospitals located in 43 states and the
District of Columbia, serving approximately 116,000 patients. As part of
DaVita's commitment to building a healthy, caring community, DaVita develops,
participates in and donates to numerous programs dedicated to transforming
communities and creating positive, sustainable change for children, families
and our environment. For more information about DaVita, its kidney education
materials and its community programs, please visit www.davita.com.

SOURCE DaVita Inc.

Craig Handzlik of DaVita Inc., +1-310-536-2542, Craig.Handzlik@DaVita.

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