DaVita Inc. · Lakewood, CO United States ·(NYSE: DVA)

DaVita -- an Italian phrase that means "gives life" -- provides life-sustaining dialysis treatments to patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (also known as chronic kidney failure). As one of the largest chains of outpatient dialysis centers, the company operates or provides administrative services to more than 1,440 centers across the US. The firm also offers home-based dialysis services, as well as inpatient dialysis in some 700 hospitals. DaVita also operates two clinical laboratories that specialize in routine testing of dialysis patients, and its DaVita Clinical Research business conducts research trials with dialysis patients. To read the full description, subscribe now.