FMC Montgomery Home Services
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
77/ 100
DaVita Monarch Dialysis
Dialysis center · 2958 Dorchester Drive, Montgomery, AL 36116
CMS star rating
8/ 100
Poor
Better than 8% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 22 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2013-08-22 · CCN 012669
- Rank in Montgomery, AL
- #9 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in Alabama
- #147 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Montgomery
- ESRD Network
- Network 8 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 4 of 10 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 167.4 | 136.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.7% | 25.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.43 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 0.93 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 0.99 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.6% | 51.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 13.6% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6% | 11.7% | 16.5% | Worse |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Monarch Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Monarch Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 012669) has been Medicare-certified since 2013-08-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Monarch Dialysis offer?
DaVita Monarch Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 22 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Monarch Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Monarch Dialysis scores 8/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 8% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #147 of 167 scored centers in Alabama. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Monarch Dialysis?
DaVita Monarch Dialysis is operated by DaVita and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with DaVita Monarch Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.