DaVita, the dialysis unit of DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.(DVA), has joined forces with the Yangpu District healthcare authorities of Shanghai, China to provide quality care to dialysis patients in the district at an affordable price. DaVita is one of the premier kidney care providers in the U.S. for services in the country and abroad.

With approval from the government and the health bureau of the Yangpu district, DaVita is collaborating with the Shanghai Yangpu Antu Hospital. The two entities will form a Renal Dialysis Technology Collaboration Base at the hospital. Through the high-end renal care and dialysis network at the Yangpu Antu Hospital, Davita will receive a research platform that will allow it to provide cost-effective patient care in China.

As per the terms of the collaboration, DaVita will provide consultation services to the hospital. These pertain to advanced management processes for the hospital’s renal outpatient visits and dialysis treatments. Concurrently, the alliance aims to improve clinical outcomes at the hospital by enhancing technology, increasing the number of dialysis provision units utilizing DaVita’s expertise in this arena and at the same time minimizing medical expenditure.