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be brief, but enables you to touch their life in many ways. extended the opportunity to participate in the DaVita Village
You have to be humane and show them dignity; those little Trust Guatemala Medical Mission Trip,” Ramirez said. “It is
things count.” refreshing to work for a company that believes in, “Commu-
nity First, Company Second.” He thanked his teammates for
These little things counted on his trip to Guatemala, too. He being so supportive of his time away.
recounted the story of a little girl he met who was carrying
her three-year-old brother on her back with a sash. She her- Ramirez has been with HCP for four years and joined the Vi-
self was so small that Ramirez was touched by the sight. “I tality wellness program when it started. “It’s a great wellness
shared my sandwich with her and gave her some stickers; program and I love that it not only offers incentives but pro-
she just lit up,” Ramirez said. “It made me think about the vides a balance between work and life,” he said. He works
purpose of living and creating a passionate sense of happi- out at the gym, where he locks everything out—no phone,
ness, to help people and put a hand on their shoulder and etc. “I learned in undergraduate school the importance of
tell them, ‘I’m here to help you.’” balancing physical and emotional wellness,” he said.

He would love to do another similar medical mission, and “With the loss of my parents, I feel more empowered to take
would love to return to Guatemala someday. “As a DaVita care of my own health. I’ve learned to be tenacious and to
HealthCare Partners employee, I was humbly grateful to be persevere through struggle.”