032656-FRESENIUS Kidney Care Westgate
✓ In-center
81/ 100
DaVita Arrowhead Lakes Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 20325 N 51st Ave Ste 186 Bldg 11, Glendale, AZ 85308
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
32/ 100
Below average
Better than 32% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2004-06-18 · CCN 032604
- Rank in Glendale, AZ
- #5 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in Arizona
- #71 of 121 scored centers
- County
- Maricopa
- ESRD Network
- Network 15 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 11 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.1 | 22.4 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 167.7 | 142 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.9% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.6 | 26.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.25 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 63% | 64.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 16.1% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 1.76 | 0.69 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.5% | 10.5% | 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 | 74 | 78 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 76 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 79 | 78 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 78 | 82 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 83 | 86 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 87 | 86 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 38 completed interviews (17% 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 Arrowhead Lakes Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Arrowhead Lakes Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 032604) has been Medicare-certified since 2004-06-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Arrowhead Lakes Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Arrowhead Lakes Dialysis Center 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 DaVita Arrowhead Lakes Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Arrowhead Lakes Dialysis Center scores 32/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 32% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #71 of 121 scored centers in Arizona. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Arrowhead Lakes Dialysis Center?
DaVita Arrowhead Lakes Dialysis Center 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 Arrowhead Lakes Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.