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Dialysis Average Treatments per Day

measures average treatment activity across the issuer's U.S. dialysis operating calendar.

By Lee BaileyPublished Sep 25, 2026

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Research date: Sep 25, 2026Use the dated article and cited sources for the definition, examples, and stated limitations.
Operating-model context: 17 connected conceptsPart of the reviewed Dialysis Provider Economics; issuer definitions remain distinct where disclosed.
Company examples: 1 reviewed companyRelationships reflect supported examples, not a normalized cross-company KPI ranking.

Daily activity almost exactly reconstructs annual treatment volume
The calendar denominator matters
Average treatments per day is not patient count
Part of the Dialysis Provider Economics
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Dialysis Average Treatments per Day measures average U.S. dialysis treatment activity across DaVita's reported operating calendar.

DaVita reported 91,802 treatments per day in 2025.

Daily activity almost exactly reconstructs annual treatment volume

DaVita reported 313.0 treatment days.

Multiplying 91,802 treatments per day by 313.0 days gives 28,734,026 treatments, only 46 treatments above the reported annual total of 28,733,980 because of rounding.

The calendar denominator matters

A difference in treatment-day count or weekday mix can change annual volume even if daily run rate is stable.

Use Dialysis Treatment Days with Dialysis Treatment Volume to separate calendar from activity.

Average treatments per day is not patient count

One patient receives multiple treatments over a year.

The daily treatment measure therefore describes service activity, not the number of people served.

Primary source: DaVita 2025 Form 10-K.

Part of the Dialysis Provider Economics

Connect treatment activity, reimbursement per treatment, patient-care cost, modality and payor mix, collections, network footprint, market share, and segment profitability across a dialysis provider.

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Where this concept fits

Treatment volume, patient base, and network footprintCurrent relationship
Treatment volume, average daily treatments, treatment days, patient count, outpatient centers, hospital service contracts, market share, and normalized non-acquired growth show the operating scale and underlying demand base. Center count and patient count are point-in-time measures, while treatments are period activity.
Dialysis Average Treatments per DayCurrent conceptDialysis Hospital Service Contract Count Dialysis Normalized Non-Acquired Treatment Growth Dialysis Outpatient Center Count Dialysis Patient Count Dialysis Treatment Days Dialysis Treatment Volume Dialysis U.S. Market Share
Reimbursement, payor mix, and care setting
Average patient service revenue per treatment shows blended reimbursement, government and commercial revenue mix show payor economics, and outpatient, home-based, and hospital inpatient revenue mix show where care is delivered. Revenue shares are not interchangeable with patient or treatment shares.
Dialysis Average Patient Service Revenue per Treatment Dialysis Commercial Revenue Mix Dialysis Government Revenue Mix Dialysis Home-Based Revenue Mix Dialysis Hospital Inpatient Revenue Mix Dialysis Outpatient Revenue Mix
Cost, collections, and segment profitability
Patient care cost per treatment frames direct operating cost, days sales outstanding shows collections efficiency, and segment operating income shows the resulting GAAP segment contribution after the issuer's reported expense structure.
Dialysis Days Sales Outstanding Dialysis Patient Care Cost per Treatment Dialysis Segment Operating Income

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DVAOpen operating-model research →17 of 17 reviewed concepts in Dialysis Provider EconomicsTreatment volume, patient base, and network footprint8 of 8 bridge concepts supportedContinue through this bridge:Dialysis Hospital Service Contract Count Dialysis Normalized Non-Acquired Treatment Growth Dialysis Outpatient Center Count Dialysis Patient Count Dialysis Treatment Days Dialysis Treatment Volume Dialysis U.S. Market Share

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