an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message davita healthcare partners inc. type public traded as nyse dva s & p 500 component industry health care headquarters denver colorado key people kent thiry chairman & ceo mike staffieri coo products kidney care and dialysis revenue us 13.78 billion 2015 1 operating income us 1.17 billion 2015 1 net income us 269.7 million 2015 1 total assets us 18.51 billion 2015 1 total equity us 4.87 billion 2015 1 number of employees 65 000 2016 1 website www.davita.com davita healthcare partners inc. is one of the largest kidney care companies in the united states with corporate headquarters in denver colorado . their offerings include in center hemodialysis in center nocturnal dialysis peritoneal dialysis home hemodialysis vascular access management chronic kidney disease education and renal diet assistance . contents 1 history 2 relocation 3 corporate social responsibility 3.1 sustainability 3.2 community outreach 3.3 davita kidney rock 3.4 tour davita 3.5 village service days 3.6 the kidney trust 3.7 bridge of life davita medical missions 4 awards and rankings 5 controversies 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit in 1999 davita was known as total renal care trc a dialysis company on the brink of bankruptcy . that year kent thiry joined trc as ceo and the company was restructured and renamed davita . 2 3 davita was featured as a harvard business school case . 4 since then the company has grown significantly reaching 230 on the fortune 500 as of 2014 . 5 davita acquired gambro s u.s. based clinics in 2004 . 6 the merger doubled the number of davita s outpatient facilities combining davita s 664 clinics with gambro healthcare s 565 clinics . 7 davita operates or provides administrative services at more than 1 800 dialysis facilities and domestically employs more than 41 000 people . 8 relocation edit in may 2009 davita announced it would move its corporate headquarters from el segundo california to denver . 9 a temporary headquarters that houses more than 300 davita employees was leased at 1551 wewatta street in denver s lower downtown lodo denver district . in july 2010 davita announced it would be building its permanent headquarters adjacent to the denver millennium bridge in lodo . the new 270 000 square foot building was completed in 2012 and can house upwards of 900 employees . 9 to accommodate growth while awaiting its new headquarters davita leased a second temporary workspace on 16th street and market street in june 2011 . 10 davita chose to relocate to denver for a variety of reasons including the city s central location diverse talent pool accessibility to mass transit affordable cost of living welcoming community and outstanding quality of life . according to company chairman kent thiry davita was looking for two equally important things in its new home . number one that we find an environment that was good for the company to pursue its business . number two that we find an environment where our people could live great lives . 10 davita currently employs approximately 1 000 employees in colorado more than 700 of whom work in the metro denver area . 11 in late 2015 davita announced it was expanding into and would be the primary tenant within a new 19 story office building to be called 16 chestnut directly across 16th street from the current headquarters . groundbreaking for 16 chestnut occurred in june 2016 with a completion anticipated for early to mid 2018 . corporate social responsibility edit sustainability edit davita has initiated several sustainability programs to reduce the company footprint and was the only kidney care company recognized by the united states environmental protection agency for its sustainability initiatives . 12 in 2010 davita opened the first leed certified dialysis center in the u.s. and is currently seeking leed gold certification for its new headquarters being built in denver . in 2010 davita installed solar thermal technology as a trial at one facility in scottsburg indiana initial analysis of the trial showed a 75 percent reduction in natural gas consumption versus comparable davita facilities in the region . 13 dialyzer components are made entirely from crude oil and the non degradable parts comprise more than 60 million pounds of medical waste annually . 14 though dialyzer reuse has sparked a controversy in the dialysis industry 15 davita continues to allow patients to choose either single use dialyzers or reuse which is estimated to save 8.5 million pounds of medical waste annually . 14 davita also launched a dialyzer recycling pilot with waste management inc and becton dickinson believed to be the first program of this type . 16 community outreach edit davita works in conjunction with many organizations to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease . davita has supported the kidney trust to provide more than 15 000 kidney screenings as part of the kidney trust s ckd rapid testing program . 14 the early detection of kidney disease can delay the onset of dialysis and improve the quality of life for patients . davita kidney rock edit the davita kidney rock is a 5k run walk event that raises awareness of chronic kidney disease and funds in support of this cause . the 2011 davita kidney rock was held in denver s city park and featured complimentary kidney disease screenings for participants by the kidney trust ; a health fair ; and games and prizes in the kids zone . 17 tour davita edit tour davita is an annual three day 250 mile bike ride to raise awareness of and funds for the fight against kidney disease . the fifth annual tour davita was held sept. 17 sept. 20 in massachusetts new york and connecticut . in 2011 tour davita raised 700 000 for the kidney trust . 18 village service days edit davita teammates engage in village service days by making a positive difference in their local communities . village service days include volunteer activities where davita teammates support the work of various local 501 c 3 non profit organizations . the kidney trust edit the kidney trust was founded in 2006 by davita . it is an independent nonprofit organization that believes everyone should be empowered to take a proactive role in their health . the kidney trust is seeking to reduce the progression of chronic kidney disease ckd through free rapid screening in non medical settings and providing financial assistance to people affected bridge of life davita medical missions edit bridge of life davita medical missions is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization founded by davita that provides treatment education and care to ckd patients in developing countries . bridge of life has completed 18 missions bringing dialysis services to cameroon india ecuador guatemala and the philippines . 19 awards and rankings edit 2005 2011 fortune magazine s world s most admired companies 20 2011 ranked number 359 on the fortune 500 21 2011 debuted at number 100 on informationweek 500 list 22 2011 colorado biz top company in health care 23 2009 2011 best companies to work for in colorado among the 10 best large companies those with 250 employees by colorado biz 24 2010 named one of denver business journal s best places to work 9 2004 2011 top 125 ranked companies of employer sponsored workforce training and development by training magazine 25 2008 2011 davita chairman and ceo kent thiry named one of the 100 most powerful people in healthcare by modern healthcare 26 2008 2012 ranked among worldblu most democratic workplaces 27 2010 2011 top 400 in 2010 and top 300 in 2011 in the environmental ranking of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in america by newsweek 28 2011 corporate vision award from the women s vision foundation 29 2009 and 2010 recognized by the united states environmental protection agency as a leading company supporting renewable generation capacity 30 2010 and 2011 top 100 military friendly employers according to g.i. jobs 31 2010 and 2011 military times edge best for vets 32 controversies edit in october 2014 the justice department announced that davita agreed to pay the government 350 million to settle a false claims act lawsuit that alleged that davita paid kickbacks to receive referrals of patients to its dialysis clinics . davita agreed to pay another 39 million in a civil forfeiture related to two specific joint ventures in denver . as part of the settlement davita was required to divest itself of joint ventures and submit to monitoring . the lawsuit alleged that for almost a decade davita sought out doctors with a large number of patients with renal disease and offered lucrative joint venture opportunities violating the state and federal false claims act and the federal anti kickback statute . the whistleblower qui tam lawsuit was brought by david barbetta a former davita employee in 2009 . 33 on november 30 2012 cnn health ran a story about accusations of large scale medicare medicaid fraud made against davita . 34 the lawsuit which was filed in 2007 remained under seal for more than three years while the government reviewed the claims . in april 2011 u.s. attorney sally yates informed the parties that the government had declined to join the case . the lawsuit alleges that the protocol for zemplar allowed for only 2 mg vials of the vitamin d supplement to be used when the prescribed dose was 2 mg or less . but if the prescribed dose was 6 mg for example a 10 mg vial not three 2 mg vials was to be used with 4 mg being wasted the suit said . the suit said if davita followed certain sterilization safeguards the unused medication in the venofer vials could be used for other patients . the company followed such procedures when using the far more expensive drug epogen during much of the same time the suit said . in a statement davita acknowledged that such a practice called re entry was allowed as an option to health care providers by the government between 2002 and 2008 . but since 2008 the centers for disease control and prevention and the center for medicare and medicaid services have banned it . the agencies have warned that any potential cost savings from allowing multiple syringe draws from a single vial are outweighed by the possible risk of infection . 35 see also edit colorado portal companies portal kimberly clark saenz references edit a b c d e f davita form 10 k annual report filing date mar 1 2013 pdf . secdatabase.com . retrieved mar 30 2013 . davita form 10 q quarterly report filing date nov 15 1999 . secdatabase.com . retrieved mar 30 2013 . davita form 8 k current report filing date oct 6 2000 . secdatabase.com . retrieved mar 30 2013 . kent thiry and davita leadership challenges in building and growing a great company . davita dva . fortune . retrieved 8 march 2015 . davita form 8 k current report filing date dec 8 2004 . secdatabase.com . retrieved mar 30 2013 . davita inc. company profile information business description history background information 1 davita form 10 k annual report filing date feb 24 2012 pdf . secdatabase.com . retrieved mar 30 2013 . a b c davita details plans for denver hq building . denver business journal .15 july 2010 . 2 a b davita breaks ground on new headquarters . kusa tv 9news nbc . 23 feb. 2011 . 3 davita gala celebrates dialysis company s corporate move to denver . raabe steve . the denver post 24 feb. 2011 4 fortune 500 green power purchasers . united states environmental protection agency . 5 jan. 2012 . 5 davita s first