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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumMember_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Minimum [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:href="dva-20151231.xsd#dva_PercentageOfVotingRightsHeldByControllingShareholder" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dva_PercentageOfVotingRightsHeldByControllingShareholder" />
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dva_OwnershipInJointVenture_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Ownership in joint venture.</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentUsefulLife_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Useful lives of the assets</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Interest rate agreements, notional amount</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount" xlink:to="us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount_lbl" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivative Asset Notional Amount</label>
    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1" />
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    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2019</label>
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    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2020</label>
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    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Thereafter</label>
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    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsAndJointVenturesAbstract" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsAndJointVenturesAbstract" />
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    <loc xlink:href="dva-20151231.xsd#dva_KidneyCareMember" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dva_KidneyCareMember" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dva_KidneyCareMember_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Kidney Care.</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dva_HealthcareCostMember_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Healthcare cost.</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsNetMinimumPaymentsAbstract_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Net Minimum Payments [Abstract]</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2016</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2017</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years</label>
    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" />
    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2018</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2019</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability" xlink:to="us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability_lbl" />
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dva_ContingentObligations_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Contingent obligations.</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dva_PurchaseCommitmentPayments_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Purchase commitment payments.</label>
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    <label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dva_ShareBasedCompensationFairValueAdjustment_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Share based compensation fair value adjustment.</label>
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    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue" />
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    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue" />
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    <loc xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1" />
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