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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 5, 2000
                                                 -------------------------------

                                  DaVita Inc.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware                            1-4034                       51-0354549
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                 File Number)               Identification No.)


       21250 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 800, Torrance, California 90503
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                  (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)


Registrants' telephone number, including area code (310) 792-2600
                                                   -----------------------------

                        Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc.
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        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.  Other Events.

     Upon approval by the Board of Directors and by a majority of the
outstanding shares of stock of the Registrant, on October 5,  2000, the
Registrant filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation to effect the
change of its name from Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc. to DaVita Inc.  Attached
as Exhibit 99.1 is the press release dated October 4, 2000 issued by the
   ------------
Registrant in connection with the Registrant's name change, which is
incorporated by reference herein.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits

          Exhibit No.      Description
          -----------      -----------

            99.1           Press Release dated October 4, 2000
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                                  SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                         DaVita Inc.
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                                        (Registrant)

Date     October 5, 2000                 /s/ Steven J. Udicious
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                                                        (Signature)*
                                         Steven J. Udicious
                                         Vice President, Secretary and General
                                         Counsel


*Print name and title of the signing officer under his signature.
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
                                 [DAVITA LOGO]

                                  DaVita Inc.


Contact:  LeAnne Zumwalt
          Investor Relations
          DaVita Inc.
          310-750-2072


                                                           For Immediate Release


                Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc. Announces Legal
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                           Name Change to DaVita Inc.
                           --------------------------


Torrance, California, October 4, 2000 - Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:
TRL), today announced that it has completed the change in its name to DaVita
Inc. and will begin trading under its new ticker symbol "DVA" on October 9,
2000.

DaVita, based in Torrance, California, is the nation's second-largest provider
of dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure.  The
Company owns and operates kidney dialysis centers and home peritoneal dialysis
programs in 32 states, as well as Washington, D.C.  It also provides acute
hemodialysis services to inpatients at approximately 290 hospitals.  As of
August 31, 2000, DaVita operated 487 outpatient dialysis facilities serving over
40,000 patients, including 4,700 patients in 55 centers under management.
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