Jim Gustafson | Vice President, Investor Relations |
Kent Thiry | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Joel Ackerman | Chief Financial Officer |
Javier Rodriguez | Chief Executive Officer, DaVita Kidney Care |
Kevin Fischbeck | Bank of America |
Justin Lake | Wolfe Research |
Steve Tanal | Goldman Sachs |
Whit Mayo | UBS |
Gary Taylor | J. P. Morgan |
John Ransom | Raymond James |
Good evening. My name is Darren, and I will be your conference facilitator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to DaVita's First Quarter 2019 Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers remarks there will be a question-and-answer session.