DENVER, Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Kidney
Care, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) and
a leading provider of kidney care services, today announced the
launch of the newest version of DaVita.com, now
mobile-friendly.
The new mobile version of DaVita.com allows users to view kidney
disease resources anywhere on their smart phone or tablet, with
access to many of the features and kidney care tools DaVita.com has
to offer.
"In keeping with our commitment to enhance the patient
experience, we launched the new mobile site because our patients
have told us they want easy, anytime access to the online kidney
resources they use most," said CEO of DaVita Kidney Care Javier Rodriguez.
"DaVita.com is the kidney care community's most-visited site
for recipes, kidney disease information and kidney care education,
and the new site aims to improve the experience for all mobile
users, regardless of the device they choose."
DaVita Kidney Care offers free
in-center wireless internet at each of its more than 2,000 centers
across the U.S. This latest update to DaVita.com is an added
convenience for patients who are logging on during dialysis
treatments at a DaVita Kidney Care
center and, offers a user-friendly platform for anyone accessing
the site's award-winning kidney disease resources anytime,
anywhere.
Many of DaVita Kidney Care's most
popular resources are now mobile-friendly, offering easy access
while on-the-go such as:
- Kidney-friendly Recipes
Now users can easily look up over 900 kidney-friendly recipes from
DaVita.com while at the grocery store or in the kitchen. These
recipes are modified to contain lower amounts of sodium, potassium
and phosphorus.
- DaVita Health Portal
For DaVita Kidney Care patients, the
DaVita Health Portal is easily accessible through the
mobile-friendly website enabling patients to view lab results,
medications and more, allowing patients to be more in control of
their health.
- "Find a Dialysis Center" and "Find a Kidney Doctor"
Users can easily use these tools to locate one of over 2,000
DaVita Kidney Care dialysis centers,
or the nearest nephrologist.
- GFR Calculator
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is considered by medical
professionals to be the best measure of kidney function, with
healthy kidney function measured at a GFR around 100, which means
that the kidneys are working at 100 percent. As this number
decreases, the stage of kidney disease increases. Now users can
calculate their GFR anywhere.
DaVita Kidney Care offers
resources for kidney health and diet management, many of which are
now easily accesses on its new mobile-friendly website. Visit
DaVita.com/mobile to learn more.
About DaVita Kidney
Care
DaVita Kidney Care is a division of
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., a Fortune 500(r) company that,
through its operating divisions, provides a variety of health care
services to patient populations throughout the United States and abroad. A leading
provider of dialysis services in the
United States, DaVita Kidney
Care treats patients with chronic kidney failure and end
stage renal disease. DaVita Kidney
Care strives to improve patients' quality of life by
innovating clinical care, and by offering integrated treatment
plans, personalized care teams and convenient health-management
services. As of Sept. 30, 2014,
DaVita Kidney Care operated or
provided administrative services at 2,152 outpatient dialysis
centers located in the United
States serving approximately 170,000 patients. The company
also operated 87 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10
countries outside the United
States. DaVita Kidney Care
supports numerous programs dedicated to creating positive,
sustainable change in communities around the world. The company's
leadership development initiatives and social responsibility
efforts have been recognized by Fortune, Modern Healthcare,
Newsweek and WorldBlu. For more information, please
visit DaVita.com.
DaVita and DaVita HealthCare Partners are trademarks or
registered trademarks of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
Contact Information
Media:
Ashley Behabetz
(303) 876-6617
Ashley.behabetz@davita.com
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