DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training
✓ PD✓ Home HD
100/ 100
Central Bakersfield Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 5101 White Ln, Suite a, Bakersfield, CA 93309
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
82/ 100
Excellent
Better than 82% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- American Renal Associates · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 30 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2019-10-30 · CCN 552874
- Rank in Bakersfield, CA
- #3 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #175 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Kern
- ESRD Network
- Network 18 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 9 of 15 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.8 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 136 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.3% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.3 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.06 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.38 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 68.1% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 15% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 95.1% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 97% | 87.5% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 3.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 15% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.64 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.7% | 24.4% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 3 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 86 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 83 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 83 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 92 | 85 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 93 | 89 | 88 | Better |
Based on 77 completed interviews (28% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Central Bakersfield Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Central Bakersfield Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 552874) has been Medicare-certified since 2019-10-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Central Bakersfield Dialysis Center offer?
Central Bakersfield Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 30 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Central Bakersfield Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Central Bakersfield Dialysis Center scores 82/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 82% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #175 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Central Bakersfield Dialysis Center?
Central Bakersfield Dialysis Center is operated by American Renal Associates 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 Central Bakersfield Dialysis Center or American Renal Associates. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.