Pros
Cash. The company is financially squared away which translates to job security (paycheck irrelevant). The company is unbelievably siloed, but certain silos (including my own) did have an incredible culture. I loved my team dearly and it pained me to say goodbye, but haven’t looked back.
Cons
The entire for-profit business model depends on the terminally ill. The stock price dropped over 40% in October of 2022 (from the prior 2021 high) when it was determined that the population was most susceptible to COVID-19 related mortality. Dialysis is an absolutely needed service for patients with kidney disease. That said, a for-profit company who is dealing with this amount of guaranteed Medicare reimbursement funds (tax dollars) should be held more accountable for delivering results. There are many SBUs and initiatives at DaVita created to counter this negative PR aspect, though none are externally considered successful or have moved the needle to on the macro dialysis patient experience & outcome.
