Patient Education Kidney Smart is a no-cost, comprehensive kidney education program offered online, over the phone, or in-person and open to anyone in the community. The program offers kidney health education and lifestyle recommendations to help at-risk individuals understand aspects of kidney disease and strategies to prevent progression of their kidney disease. Learn more . DaVita educated more than 30,000 new people in 2021 as part of our five-year goal to achieve 100,000 Kidney Smart participants. We strive to support equity at every step of the kidney care journey. CKD disproportionately affects communities of color and the disparity continues as patients advance through ESKD, consistent across the kidney care community. We are proud that our patients largely achieve equitable outcomes across key clinical metrics, including hospitalizations and infections, among others. Our goal is to reduce or eliminate health disparities, including within Home and Transplant. Learn more . 7 DAVITA.COM/COMMUNITYCARE Health Equity Kidney Transplantation DaVita and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) launched an innovative, yearlong pilot aimed at improving health equity in kidney transplantation with a newly-developed program within NKF’s THE BIG ASK: THE BIG GIVE ® platform. DaVita’s transplant education and support programs include Transplant Smart, a multi-media kidney transplant-specific education program about the transplant process and what to expect. DaVita also acquired MedSleuth, a transplant software company, to help improve the transplant experience. DaVita patients received a kidney transplant in 2021 7,500+ Closed the COVID-19 vaccination gap for our Hispanic patients and improved the vaccination gap for our Black patients from 30% to 5% lower than vaccination rates for our White patients from March 2021 to January 2022. Our efforts focused on eliminating access barriers and a dedicated campaign addressing higher hesitancy for underrepresented groups. Launched a local partnership pilot to deliver culturally tailored education at a community level. Acquired MedSleuth. Its software helps to remove barriers to access, provides strong care coordination and supports patients through the transplant journey. 2021 HIGHLIGHTS