AZ AND PHX HISTORY
What is Flagstaff?
This teammate was on their elementary school's official jump rope team.
Who is Chris Blackett?
The year DaVita had its IPO (Initial Public Offering)
What is 1995?
The full name for the acronym "PD"
What is Peritoneal Dialysis?
The document that typically precedes an official lease.
What is an LOI (or Letter of Intent)?
This piece of apparel is the state's official 'neckware'
What is the bolo-tie?
This teammate was a male underwear model.
Who is Mike Geiger?
This year when we officially changed names from Total Renal Care to 'DaVita'
What is 1999?
The full scientific name for the acronym 'RO'
What is Reverse Osmosis?
The number of total SQFT (active clinics only) DaVita manages (rounded to nearest million SQFT)
What is 23 million?
This is the official Arizona state flower.
What is the Saguaro Cactus?
This teammate won their local state fair competition for knitting.
Who is Molly Ehlinger?
The year in which DaVita acquired Gambro.
What is 2005?
This president signed into the law which guaranteed medical coverage for dialysis for all citizens.
Who is President Nixon?
The name of the Village's design prototype that preceded 'Hope'
What is Heritage?
This famous fast food chain opened its first ever drive thru location in the United States.
What is McDonald's?
This teammate recently ran a 50km race in the mountains of Colorado.
Who is Jeff Wilzbacher?
The year when HealthCare Partners (aka DaVita Medical Group) joined into the Village.
What is 2012?
The year in which dialysis was invented.
What is 1943?
The name of the Palmer that was 'absorbed' into its neighboring Palmers.
What is Trailblazers?
AZ produces the most amount of this mineral than any other state in the US.
What is Copper?
This teammate used to work in the circus.
Who is Peter Berkowitz?
The year the Village sold DMG to Optum (officially when the sale closed.)
What is 2019?
This drug is primarily given to all dialysis patients to help stimulate red blood cell counts.
What is EPO?
This term translate to "De novo" in Latin.
What is 'anew' or 'from the beginning'?