DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

DaVita Inc. is a healthcare provider. The Company provides kidney care services in the United States. The Company's operations are comprised of its U. S. dialysis and related lab services business (its U. S. dialysis business), its U. S. integrated kidney care business, its U. S. other ancillary services and its international operations (its ancillary services).

The U. S. dialysis and related lab services (U. S. dialysis) business treats patients with chronic kidney failure, and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Its services include outpatient hemodialysis services, hospital inpatient hemodialysis services, and home-based dialysis services. The ancillary services consist of integrated kidney care services, physician services, clinical research programs, and transplant software business, as well as international operations. The Company operates approximately 2,724 outpatient dialysis centers in the United States. .