DaVita Celebrates the Opening of Its 1,500th Outpatient Kidney Care Clinic in the United States

DaVita Celebrates the Opening of Its 1,500th Outpatient Kidney Care Clinic in the United States: "'DaVita's 1,500th kidney Dialysis center is an important milestone in our ongoing effort to become the greatest kidney care company the world has ever seen,' said Dennis Kogod, Chief Operating Officer of DaVita(R). 'We are pleased to announce that the Gulf Shores, Alabama clinic will hold the distinction of being number 1,500.'

The Gulf Shores center is a state-of-the-art facility providing in-clinic and at-home hemodialysis, as well peritoneal dialysis. The facility currently provides care to 19 kidney care patients in the region, as well as a substantial number of traveling dialysis patients. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house will be held on July 16, 2009 with Alabama State Rep. Greg Wren expected to attend."