Healthy Communities
Stepping Up for Healthy Communities
Our network of care reaches communities in every corner of the U.S. and 13 countries around the world. In every community we touch, we’re committed not only to giving outstanding health care service — but also to giving back.
Collaborating with the American Diabetes Association
Chronic kidney disease is common in people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and can lead to kidney problems. Our ongoing collaboration with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is one way we work to bring kidney health education to the population for whom it matters most.
In 2024 we’re proud to have:
- Provided multi-language educational content about kidney disease prevention and management to over 433,000 individuals.
- Enhanced diabetes education for 130 DaVita dietitians, nurse practitioners and registered nurses through ADA Professional Memberships.
DaVita Health Tour
The 2024 DaVita Health Tour provided thousands of community members across the country access to free health screenings and education focused on kidney health. The screenings and education helped individuals identify risk factors that may lead to chronic kidney disease including obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure, a family history of kidney failure, and African American and Hispanic ethnicities.
The DaVita Health Tour is on a mission to strengthen kidney health awareness and education while bringing free health screenings to as many people as possible — because kidney health matters.
Volunteering: Teammates Giving Back
We exceeded our 5-year goal for teammate volunteerism one year ahead of schedule, with teammates logging 147,000+ hours of their time since 2021 to help causes aligned to DaVita’s work and mission.
The DaVita Giving Foundation
The DaVita Giving Foundation is a national, impact-driven foundation focused on healthcare, kidney disease and social drivers of health. In alignment with our caring ethos and larger ESG goals, the DaVita Giving Foundation is another way we work to extend the reach of our positive influence on human health.
- In 2024, the foundation made a $750,000, three-year commitment to the NAACP to support the Center for Health Equity. This commitment will help advance the center’s work as a champion for equitable healthcare quality and outcomes, equitable food systems, inclusive health-centric infrastructure and healthy communities.
- In the first year of a three-year grant to Western Governors University’s (WGU) Michael O. Leavitt School of Health, the foundation awarded 150 scholarships to nursing students in Start Early, a program co-created by DaVita Inc. and WGU to help increase nursing degree completion.
- In its first year of support from the foundation, the National Kidney Foundation’s PEERs Program grew by 397 new mentees and 34 new mentors.
- Through support from the foundation, the Food is Medicine Coalition provided 100,000+ medically tailored meals to people with food insecurity and medical nutrition needs in 2024, including individuals living with end stage kidney disease.
Beyond Our Borders
Bridge of Life® (BOL) plays a key role in our unwavering pursuit of a healthier tomorrow — not just for the patients in our direct care, but for communities around the world. BOL is an independent 501(c)(3) public charity founded by DaVita Inc. and fueled in part by the volunteer efforts of thousands of DaVita teammates. Together we’re working to strengthen healthcare globally through sustainable programs that treat and prevent chronic disease.
In 2024, thousands of DaVita teammates joined together to raise funds and gather supplies to improve kidney care in resource-poor countries around the globe. Bridge of Life also operates multiple international service trips staffed in part by DaVita teammates each year. These programs range from preventive health outreach and education to kidney disease treatment to high-impact training for community health workers.
2024 BOL Global Impact Highlights
3,900+ people received free health screenings for chronic kidney disease and its root causes, such as hypertension and diabetes, alongside vital kidney care education.
1,200+ high-risk individuals received ongoing support including health education, health testing, exercise classes, nutrition and essential medications.
Bridge of Life trained 300+ dialysis clinicians and technicians who provide treatment to thousands of dialysis patients worldwide.
BOL Guatemala Service Trip
For children in rural Guatemala facing end stage kidney disease, accessing needed treatment can require as much as eight hours of travel each way, up to three days per week; a burden that’s logistically, emotionally and financially devastating for entire families. In 2024, eight DaVita teammates traveled to Guatemala to provide life-changing support to five such children. By building safe, sanitary, cheerful rooms where children can receive peritoneal dialysis treatment right at home, these Bridge of Life teams helped bring possibilities like attending school — and even potentially qualifying for a kidney transplant — within reach.
For more information on our 2024 corporate citizenship initiatives, please visit our ESG Reporting Hub or download our full Community Care ESG Report. Unless otherwise indicated, the data included in this report is as of December 31, 2024 for the Company’s consolidated operations.