DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training
✓ PD✓ Home HD
100/ 100
DaVita Bakersfield Brimhall Dialysis
Dialysis center · 8501 Brimhall Road, Bldg. 500, Bakersfield, CA 93312
CMS star rating
65/ 100
Above average
Better than 65% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1985-11-06 · CCN 052635
- Rank in Bakersfield, CA
- #5 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #324 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 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 | 29.7 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 141.3 | 135.6 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.2% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 50.3 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.47 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 73.3% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.77 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 20.3% | 24.4% | 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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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Bakersfield Brimhall Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Bakersfield Brimhall Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 052635) has been Medicare-certified since 1985-11-06, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Bakersfield Brimhall Dialysis offer?
DaVita Bakersfield Brimhall Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Bakersfield Brimhall Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Bakersfield Brimhall Dialysis scores 65/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 65% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #324 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Bakersfield Brimhall Dialysis?
DaVita Bakersfield Brimhall 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 Bakersfield Brimhall Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.