The 21,000-square-foot center includes a clinic that administers dialysis treatments and an area to train patients who prefer to give themselves dialysis at home.
The Seattle-based nonprofit that provides 80 percent of the dialysis care in King and Clallam counties.
Event features free health screenings and private consultations with a doctor and healthy food made by local celebrity chefs.
Daniel Evans formerly director of acute support services, marketing at DaVita, Inc.
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