DaVita HealthCare Partners earns over 30 awards for excellence in 2014

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), one of the nation's largest and most innovative health care communities, today confirmed earning over 30 awards for excellence from independent organizations in 2014.

"I'm so proud to step back and honor the incredible achievements of our nearly 60,000 teammates and the work they do for our patients, our communities and each other," said Kent Thiry, co-chairman and CEO of DaVita HealthCare Partners.

DaVita HealthCare Partners strives to be a "community first and a company second" and stands behind its commitment to care as intensely for its teammates as it does its patients. This mindset has been recognized in 2014 by WorldBlu, which lists DaVita HealthCare Partners as one of the most democratic workplaces, and Becker's Hospital Review, which lists DaVita HealthCare Partners as one of the 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare. Aon Hewitt most recently honored DaVita HealthCare Partners as one of the Top Companies for Leaders in North America.

Harvard Business Review also recognized DaVita HealthCare Partners in a report from the Reputation Institute, in which the company ranked 37^th when measured against other companies around the world. The Reputation Institute considered innovation, workplace, governance, citizenship, leadership, performance, products and services.

Additional awards include:

• FORTUNE magazine's World's Most Admired Companies (named to the list for the ninth consecutive year; ranked No. 1 in innovation for health care facilities for the fifth consecutive year)
• Dorland Health Case In Point (platinum award winner)
• Health Information Resource Center (bronze and merit National Health Information awards)
• The National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (2014 Immunization Excellence award national champion in the health care personnel campaign category)