Laid off from DaVita.
DaVita's cuts on record run through businesses it sold or shut, among them its pharmacy unit and its early clinical research operations in 2018, and through an administrative efficiency plan it began in late 2022. The reporting we track holds no round dated 2025 or 2026.
At a glance
What's known about DaVita severance and layoffs
- Administrative plan committed in the fourth quarter of 2022 · DaVita's newest cut on record
- $28.5 million, termination and other benefits · 2023 charges under DaVita's 2022 plan
- More than 200 workers, as reported · DaVita's Federal Way accounting cut, November 2022
- None · DaVita WARN filings in our tracker since January 2025
- $4.34 billion, completed June 19, 2019 · DaVita Medical Group sale to Optum
- 78,000 · DaVita's year-end 2025 headcount, per Stockanalysis
- 1 to 6 months of base salary · Eligible directors' severance, DaVita's 2021 plan
Recent DaVita layoffs
No DaVita layoff round from 2025 or 2026 is in the reporting we track
The newest cuts on record came under a general and administrative efficiency plan DaVita committed to in the fourth quarter of 2022. DaVita's February 2024 results put the plan's 2023 termination and other benefit charges at $28.5 million. Our tracker holds no DaVita WARN filing since the start of 2025.
Previous rounds
DaVita layoff history
The DaVita record goes quiet after 2023. No layoff round from 2025 or 2026 turns up in the reporting we track, and our WARN tracker holds no DaVita filing since the start of 2025. Its seven DaVita filings all come from 2018 and 2019. A quiet record is no comfort if your job was one it missed.
The last cuts on record came under a plan DaVita committed to in the fourth quarter of 2022 to increase efficiencies and cost savings in general and administrative support functions. In November 2022 The News Tribune reported more than 200 accounting jobs going at DaVita's Federal Way, Washington, campus, with many of them to be outsourced the next year. DaVita said it was supporting every teammate with "robust financial and non-financial resources," and no WARN notice was on file with the state when the paper checked. DaVita's 2023 results booked $28.5 million of termination and other benefit charges under the plan and gave no count of positions.
In 2018 and 2019 DaVita sold three businesses outside its dialysis clinics. In June 2018 New Enterprise Associates bought Paladina Health, its direct primary care business with more than 50 offices in 10 states, for around $100 million as CNBC reported it. The next month Walgreens bought DaVita's prescription-drug unit, and DaVita told Texas it would lay off 869 employees in Coppell. On June 19, 2019, DaVita finished selling DaVita Medical Group to Optum for $4.34 billion before adjustments. Stockanalysis lists DaVita's year-end headcount at 77,700 for 2018, 65,000 for 2019 and 78,000 for 2025. Our tracker keeps the DaVita Rx and DaVita Medical Group notices out of DaVita's count, since DaVita no longer owns either business.
If you're a director or above, read DaVita's filed severance plan before you sign anything, knowing the 2021 version may not be the one you're under and the plan papers you're handed decide what you actually get. As restated in August 2021, it covered common-law employees of DaVita or its wholly owned subsidiaries at director level and up, leaving out contractors and most employees of the international business. For eligible teammates it paid directors 1 to 6 months of base salary by tenure and vice presidents 6 or 12 months, starting within 14 days of their signing, and not revoking, a release and a noncompete. It paid nothing when a job was eliminated because DaVita sold the subsidiary that employed the teammate, which matters at a company that sold three businesses in 2018 and 2019, and resigning before the termination date forfeited the benefit. Below director, DaVita severance terms aren't on record.
Federal WARN generally covers employers with 100 or more employees and calls for at least 60 calendar days' written notice before a site closing or mass layoff that affects at least 50 employees at one site, with exceptions such as unforeseeable business circumstances. Some states also have plant closure laws of their own. Those figures only summarize the thresholds and aren't the whole coverage test, so check the Labor Department's criteria, your state's law and any notice or separation papers you received rather than deciding from a head count, and look at what our tracker shows for your state.
Reporting on previous DaVita layoff rounds
2022 to 2023, general and administrative support functions · A plan to increase efficiencies and cost savings in these functions, committed in the fourth quarter of 2022. DaVita's 2023 results put that year's termination and other benefit charges at $28.5 million, with no count of positions.
November 2022, Federal Way accounting department · More than 200 workers at the Federal Way, Washington, campus, many of the jobs to be outsourced the next year, The News Tribune reported. DaVita said clinicians weren't affected.
DaVita said it was supporting every teammate with "robust financial and non-financial resources" and gave no further details.
October 2019, San Diego · 65 jobs in a DaVita Inc. filing our tracker holds, effective December 31, 2019.
October 2018 to January 2019, DaVita Labs in Fort Lauderdale · Four Florida filings in our tracker, listing 94, 1, 7 and 3 jobs. In September 2018 DaVita had opened a DeLand lab campus it said brought the lab's entire operation under one roof.
July 2018, DaVita Rx sale to Walgreens · 869 employees in Coppell, Texas, after Walgreens bought the unit's non-dialysis prescription files. Our tracker keeps DaVita Rx notices out of DaVita's count.
Walgreens offered the Coppell employees interviews for its open roles, and DaVita said those who didn't move could go to another DaVita unit.
February 2018, early clinical research · 41 employees in Lakewood, Colorado, as DaVita Clinical Research ceased its early clinical research operations, and 38 positions in Minneapolis. Colorado's archive holds two Lakewood rows, each listing 41 jobs.
What to do after being laid off from DaVita
- File for unemployment in the state where you worked. Benefits run from your filing date, and severance usually doesn't block you. DaVita's biggest hubs: Colorado, Florida, Washington, California. Somewhere else? Every state is here.
- Apply for financial and hardship assistance. Unemployment supplements income, but food benefits, health coverage and utility help are often available as well. Here's some of what DaVita's hub states run: Colorado, Florida, Washington, California, and every other state is here.
- Mind the health insurance window. Losing coverage opens a 60-day special enrollment period, and an ACA plan usually beats unsubsidized COBRA. Compare your options before the employer coverage lapses, and read how the COBRA clocks run if you are weighing it seriously.
- Get your real runway number. Severance plus savings divided by reality. The calculator takes five minutes.
- Know which clocks are already running. Severance review windows, COBRA election, visa grace periods, and 401(k) rollovers all run on federal deadlines that started at termination. All five deadlines are here.
DaVita layoff and severance questions
Is DaVita laying off employees in 2026?
Nothing in the reporting we track dates a DaVita round to 2025 or 2026, and our tracker has no DaVita WARN filing dated after 2024. The newest cuts on record came under an administrative efficiency plan begun in late 2022.
Did DaVita outsource accounting jobs?
The News Tribune reported in November 2022 that DaVita was cutting more than 200 workers from the accounting department at its Federal Way, Washington, campus, and that many of those jobs were to be outsourced the next year. DaVita said clinicians weren't affected and that it didn't expect patient care to be disrupted. No further details were provided, the paper said.
What severance does DaVita pay laid-off employees?
The terms on record cover directors and above. DaVita's plan for them, as restated in August 2021, covered common-law employees of DaVita or its wholly owned subsidiaries at director level and up, not contractors or most employees of its international business. For eligible teammates it paid directors 1 month of base salary with under a month of service, 2 months up to three months, 3 months up to two years and 6 months beyond, and vice presidents 6 months under a year of service or 12 after. It required a signed release and noncompete, offered outplacement help at DaVita's discretion, and took no 401(k) or COBRA premium withholding from the payments. That 2021 version may not be the plan you're under, so go by the documents DaVita gives you. Below director, DaVita severance terms aren't on record.
What happened to DaVita Rx employees when Walgreens bought it?
In July 2018 Walgreens bought DaVita Rx's non-dialysis prescription files, and DaVita said it would lay off 869 employees in Coppell, Texas. Walgreens said they could interview for open positions at its stores and central facilities, and a DaVita spokesman said anyone who didn't move to Walgreens could move to a different DaVita unit.
Where do I file for unemployment after being laid off from DaVita?
In the state where you worked, not where the company is headquartered. DaVita's biggest U.S. hubs are Colorado, Florida, Washington, California. Severance usually doesn't block you from filing, and benefits run from your filing date, so file the same week.
Is it OK to file for unemployment after a layoff at DaVita?
Yes. Unemployment insurance is funded by payroll taxes employers pay on wages, the claim never appears on credit reports or background checks, and future employers cannot see it. If the hesitation itself is the obstacle, whether filing is OK has its own article.
What happens to my health insurance after a layoff at DaVita?
Your plan sets the end date rather than the law, so the separation packet is where that date actually lives, and it is often the last day of the month rather than your last day of work. After coverage ends, COBRA lets you keep the identical plan by paying the whole premium yourself, up to 102 percent of what the plan really costs, which lands as several times the payroll deduction you were used to. You get 60 days to elect, counted from the later of coverage ending or the election notice arriving, and electing reaches the coverage back to the day the old plan stopped so no gap exists. How continuation coverage works walks the timing, and whether to take it rather than a marketplace plan is a separate decision.
Should I sign the severance agreement right away?
First pin down how much review time you actually have. If you're 40 or older, federal law gives you 21 days to consider an agreement that waives age claims, 45 in a group layoff, and a waiver signed under a shorter deadline can be invalid. If you're under 40, no federal window applies and the deadline in your packet may be real, so confirm it in writing and ask for more time if you need it. Use whatever window you have to read the release terms, especially non-disparagement and no-lawsuit clauses, and don't stall past a real deadline, because offers can be withdrawn.
Can I collect unemployment if I got severance from DaVita?
Usually yes, though some states delay benefits until severance pay periods end, and lump sums are treated differently than salary continuation. Check your state's rules on our state benefit pages, and file immediately either way so your claim date is locked in.