"DaVita Hospital Services was awarded this designation after a thorough vetting process that involved two-and-a-half months of surveys at more than 156 DaVita inpatient dialysis sites" said Michael Kulczycki, executive director, Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation, The Joint Commission. For the past three years, DaVita identified key areas for improvement, created training presentations and documents, provided WebEx training sessions and coordinated 156 hospital site visits for The Joint Commission Surveyors and DaVita teammates. Accreditation allows DaVita to monitor and evaluate the safety of kidney care and apheresis therapies against ambulatory industry standards. The accreditation allows for increased focus on enhancing the quality and safety of patient care; improved clinical outcomes and performance metrics, risk management and survey preparedness.