According to officials within the Surf City planning department, DaVita Kidney Care, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., is building a new location on U.S. 17 near Lowe’s and Auto Zone.
DaVita Healthcare provides a variety of health-care services to patients throughout the United States and abroad, and DaVita Kidney Care is a leading provider of dialysis services in the United States, treating patients with chronic kidney failure and end-stage renal disease.
As of September 30, 2014, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided administrative services at 2,152 outpatient dialysis centers in the United States, including offices in Wilmington, Southport and Burgaw. The company was serving approximately 170,000 patients. The company also operates 87 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10 countries outside the United States.
DaVita is Italian for “giving life.” The company has more than 46,000 employees.
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Date posted: January 30, 2015
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