DaVita Novi Dialysis Center to Reopen After Third-Party Safety Reviews

Overview

• DaVita announced the Novi center will reopen to patients on Thursday, July 2 after multiple third-party biomedical equipment checks and water-quality tests found no system issues.
• The closure followed the death of a 72-year-old patient earlier this month and hospital treatment for several other patients, including one admitted to an intensive care unit.
• Novi police investigated and reported no evidence of foul play before the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services took over the probe as a public-health matter.
• While DaVita says affected patients received uninterrupted care at nearby clinics, the temporary closure caused an influx of patients at neighboring centers and disrupted normal treatment locations.
• The case has drawn legal interest from families and lawyers and sits against broader scrutiny of DaVita because of past litigation, with state testing and regulatory review expected to take additional time.