FMC Montgomery Home Services
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
77/ 100
DaVita Pdi-Montgomery
Dialysis center · 1001 Forest Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36106
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
11/ 100
Poor
Better than 11% 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
- 19 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1977-12-14 · CCN 012505
- Rank in Montgomery, AL
- #8 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in Alabama
- #138 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 5 of 11 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.8 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 160.4 | 136.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.9% | 25.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 65.2 | 36.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.63 | 0.93 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.57 | 0.99 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 65.6% | 51.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 13.6% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.21 | 0.6 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 67 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 78 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 72 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 71 | 83 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 87 | 85 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 85 | 86 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 31 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Pdi-Montgomery Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Pdi-Montgomery (CMS Certification Number 012505) has been Medicare-certified since 1977-12-14, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Pdi-Montgomery offer?
DaVita Pdi-Montgomery reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 19 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Pdi-Montgomery compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Pdi-Montgomery scores 11/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 11% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #138 of 167 scored centers in Alabama. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Pdi-Montgomery?
DaVita Pdi-Montgomery 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 Pdi-Montgomery or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.