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 |
Stephen Tanal | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
Justin Lake | Wolfe Research LLC |
Frank George Morgan | RBC Capital Markets LLC |
John W. Ransom | Raymond James & Associates, Inc. |
Gary P. Taylor | JPMorgan Securities LLC |
Good evening. My name is Christine, and I will be your conference facilitator for today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to DaVita's second 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.