DaVita Northport Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
16/ 100
Rrc Northridge
Dialysis center · 4400 Watermelon Road, Suite a, Northport, AL 35473
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
9/ 100
Poor
Better than 9% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2006-10-25 · CCN 012618
- Rank in Northport, AL
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Alabama
- #145 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Tuscaloosa
- 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 15 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.9 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 211.6 | 136.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.8% | 25.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 74.3 | 36.9 | 32.5 | 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 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.99 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 27.5% | 51.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 13.6% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 97.5% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 94% | 93.5% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1.7% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 20.7% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.31 | 0.6 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.3% | 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 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 77 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 78 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 70 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 83 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 88 | 85 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 91 | 86 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 30 completed interviews (27% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Northport
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18/ 100
Limited data (7 measures)
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Frequently asked questions
Is Rrc Northridge Medicare-certified?
Yes. Rrc Northridge (CMS Certification Number 012618) has been Medicare-certified since 2006-10-25, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Rrc Northridge offer?
Rrc Northridge reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Rrc Northridge compare to other dialysis centers?
Rrc Northridge scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #145 of 167 scored centers in Alabama. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Rrc Northridge?
Rrc Northridge is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 Rrc Northridge or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.