DaVita provides dialysis services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney failure, a condition also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD). We serve nearly 52,000 patients in 35 states and the District of Columbia from over 611 outpatient dialysis centers that we currently operate. DaVita also provides acute inpatient dialysis services in over 330 hospitals across the country.All this makes us the largest independent provider of dialysis services in the United States. Though we're proud of this standing, we have set our sights on a higher goal. We want to be the greatest dialysis company the world has ever seen. And