FSNUY - Winter Is Coming For DaVita
According to former and current DaVita (DVA) employees, it runs a pretty lean operation. The company operates so lean that staffing levels and supplies are not meeting safe conditions, according to United Healthcare Workers (UHW). UHW is attempting to unionize at a number of dialysis clinics. Only one nurse needs to be present in any active kidney dialysis facility. A government survey found that private dialysis facilities provide 35-42% fewer staffers than their non-profit competitors. A 2016 survey by the USRDS (Page 503, Table 10.2) found that DaVita’s clinics have a higher mortality rate than