Jim Gustafson | DaVita, Inc. |
Kent J. Thiry | DaVita, Inc. |
Javier J. Rodriguez | DaVita, Inc. |
Joel Ackerman | DaVita, Inc. |
Kevin Mark Fischbeck | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Justin Lake | Wolfe Research LLC |
Gary P. Taylor | JPMorgan Securities LLC |
Lisa Clive | Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. |
Good evening. My name is Marie, and I will be your conference facilitator for today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to DaVita's First Quarter 2018 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 period.