[LEFT]DPC has changed its name to Dialysis Patient Citizens. The patient-led Board of Directors of DaVita Patient Citizens (DPC) is proud to announce that in order to better represent the organization’s independent spirit of governance and diversity of membership, we will now be known as Dialysis Patient Citizens.
Over the past four years, acting as a voice of dialysis patients of all modalities and backgrounds across the United States, we have become the largest patient-led organization advocating on behalf of improved dialysis care nationwide. Our Board carefully selected this new name so that dialysis patients, family members and the public alike will better understand our mission as we provide a unified voice for all dialysis patients.
Established in 2004, DPC was created to be a strong, united voice working on behalf of dialysis patients. Originally founded with an educational grant from dialysis provider DaVita Inc., DPC which now represents more than 22,000 dialysis patients and family members nationwide is currently funded by a variety of organizations who support the advancement of kidney care initiatives.
We feel the new name better highlights and emphasizes the dialysis patient, who is truly the driving force behind DPC. The name Dialysis Patient Citizens more fully represents who we are, who we serve, and what we do.
Our hope is that the new name, along with our ongoing outreach efforts through the kidney care community, will help us encourage more dialysis patients to become active participants in improving their kidney care. We look forward to continuing to work with you to create real and positive change.
To learn more about DPC please visit dialysispatients.org.
Sincerely,[/LEFT]
[LEFT]Patricia Orna
President
Chad Lennox
Executive Director[/LEFT]