Recognizes nurses who further DaVita's mission
to be the provider and employer of choice.
DENVER, May 10, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Inc. today announced that 56 of its
nephrology nurses were honored with the DAISY Award® for
Extraordinary Nurses during National Nurses Week. The award is part
of the DAISY Foundation's mission to recognize nurses who provide
outstanding, compassionate care in more than 5,800 health care
facilities across the country.
"In Italian, DaVita means 'to give life,' which is exactly what
our nurses do every day," said Tina
Livaudais, chief nursing officer for DaVita. "Each of our
DAISY recipients is committed to nursing excellence and dedicated
to compassionate patient care. I'm proud to celebrate this
achievement and the many ways DaVita nurses positively impact our
patients, their loved ones and their surrounding communities every
day."
DaVita nurses and patient care technicians provide dynamic and
holistic care to over 200,000 kidney patients nationwide. The
provider's DAISY Award recipients were nominated by fellow
employees (teammates) for driving clinical outcomes and
consistently demonstrating DaVita's Caring Behaviors, known as WE
CARE: Welcome, Empathize, Connection, Actively Listen, Respect and
Encourage. These principles provide DaVita teammates the roadmap to
fostering strong, meaningful relationships with patients at every
step of their kidney care journey.
For their commitment to these behaviors and delivering the
highest quality care, honorees received a personalized
"Extraordinary Nurse" certificate, a DAISY Award pin and a
hand-carved sculpture called "The Healer's Touch."
The DAISY Foundation™ is a not-for-profit organization
established in memory of J. Patrick
Barnes by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of
33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic
Purpura (ITP), a little-known but not uncommon auto-immune disease.
DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune SYstem. The
care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill
inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound
difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.
"When Patrick was critically ill, our family experienced
first-hand the remarkable skill and care nurses provide patients
every day and night," said Bonnie
Barnes, FAAN, doctor of humane letters and co-founder of The
DAISY Foundation. "Yet, these unsung heroes are seldom recognized
for the super-human, extraordinary, compassionate work they do. The
kind of work the nurses at DaVita are called on to do every day
epitomizes the purpose of the DAISY Award."
DaVita strives to create an environment of nursing and
technician excellence through numerous growth programs. To learn
more about how DaVita supports its nurses throughout their career,
visit Careers.DaVita.com.
About DaVita Inc.
DaVita (NYSE: DVA) is a health care provider focused on
transforming care delivery to improve quality of life for patients
globally. The company is one of the largest providers of kidney
care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality
and innovation for more than 20 years. DaVita cares for patients at
every stage and setting along their kidney health journey—from
slowing the progression of kidney disease to helping to support
transplantation, from acute hospital care to dialysis at home. As
of March 31, 2023, DaVita served
approximately 200,100 patients at 2,707 outpatient dialysis centers
in the United States. The company
also operated 351 outpatient dialysis centers in 11 other countries
worldwide. DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved mortality,
and worked collaboratively to propel the kidney care industry to
adopt an equitable and high-quality standard of care for all
patients, everywhere. To learn more, visit DaVita.com/About.
Media:
Megan Anthony
Megan.Anthony@DaVita.com
720-631-2170
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