DaVita Appoints Kim Rivera as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

DENVER--(Business Wire)--
DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading provider of kidney care services for those
diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), today announced that Kim Rivera
will join DaVita as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.

Rivera brings more than 15 years` experience in corporate law, litigation and
compliance. Since 2006, she has served as Vice President and Associate General
Counsel to The Clorox Company. In this capacity, she was responsible for
Clorox`s global compliance program, the delivery of legal services to its
international businesses, as well as oversight of global employment counseling
and litigation.

Before joining Clorox, Rivera served as general counsel to Rockwell Automation`s
$2 billion Automation Control and Information Group, as well as Vice President
Law and Chief Litigation Counsel to Rockwell. Rivera began her career as a
litigator with Jones Day, one of the world`s largest law firms.

"Kim is an extremely talented legal mind with experience handling critical
issues for large, dynamic companies," said Kent Thiry, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of DaVita. "We are excited that she will be joining the
Village to help make DaVita the greatest dialysis company the world has ever
seen."

She will report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kent Thiry.

Rivera received her bachelor`s degree from Duke University and her juris doctor
from Harvard Law School.

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About DaVita Inc.

DaVita Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, is a leading provider of kidney care in the
United States, providing dialysis services and education for patients with
chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. DaVita has been recognized
as the only FORTUNE 500 company on WorldBlu`s annual List of Most Democratic
Workplaces. As of June 30, 2009, DaVita operated or provided administrative
services at 1,493 outpatient dialysis facilities and acute units in
approximately 700 hospitals located in 43 states and the District of Columbia,
serving approximately 116,000 patients. As part of DaVita`s commitment to
building a healthy, caring community, DaVita develops, participates in and
donates to numerous programs dedicated to transforming communities and creating
positive, sustainable change for children, families and our environment. For
more information about DaVita, its kidney education materials and its community
programs, please visit www.davita.com.

DaVita Inc.
Brad Chase, 310-536-2406
Brad.Chase@DaVita.com

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