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Rodriguez has led DaVita since 2012 and faced new challenges in 2020 with COVID-19. Dialysis patients were some of the most at-risk patients during the pandemic and needed critical, regular treatment without the risk of contracting the virus. DaVita and its main competitor, Fresenius Medical Care, created a network of clinics to give COVID-19 patients separate locations to receive treatment. DaVita also beat back another voter initiative in California, which would have required dialysis clinics to have a doctor or highly trained nurse at each location.