FKC Attalla
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
8/ 100
DaVita Rainbow City Dialysis
Dialysis center · 2800 Rainbow Drive, Rainbow City, AL 35906
CMS star rating
91/ 100
Excellent
Better than 91% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1992-05-05 · CCN 012542
- Rank in Alabama
- #6 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Etowah
- 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 7 of 10 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.2 | 24.1 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 231 | 136.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.9% | 25.3% | 27.2% | 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 | 0.47 | 0.93 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.11 | 0.99 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.4% | 51.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 8% | 13.6% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.88 | 0.6 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 17.9% | 11.7% | 16.5% | Better |
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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Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Gadsden Dialysis
✓ In-center
13/ 100
FKC Gadsden
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
20/ 100
–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Rainbow City Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Rainbow City Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 012542) has been Medicare-certified since 1992-05-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Rainbow City Dialysis offer?
DaVita Rainbow City Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Rainbow City Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Rainbow City Dialysis scores 91/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 91% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #6 of 167 scored centers in Alabama. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Rainbow City Dialysis?
DaVita Rainbow City 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 Rainbow City Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.