DaVita Hayward Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
56/ 100
DaVita Castro Valley
Dialysis center · 20359 Lake Chabot Road, Castro Valley, CA 94546
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
97/ 100
Excellent
Better than 97% 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
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2021-03-12 · CCN 752527
- Rank in California
- #16 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Alameda
- ESRD Network
- Network 17 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 10 of 11 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.2 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 119.8 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.8% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.1 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.39 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.08 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 71.9% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 11% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.84 | 0.9 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 29.9% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 4 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 | 82 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 86 | 80 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 87 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 92 | 88 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 93 | 89 | 88 | Better |
Based on 38 completed interviews (28% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita San Leandro Dialysis
✓ In-center
78/ 100
DaVita South Hayward Dialysis
✓ In-center
12/ 100
100/ 100
Limited data (5 measures)
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Castro Valley Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Castro Valley (CMS Certification Number 752527) has been Medicare-certified since 2021-03-12, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Castro Valley offer?
DaVita Castro Valley reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Castro Valley compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Castro Valley scores 97/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 97% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #16 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Castro Valley?
DaVita Castro Valley 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 Castro Valley or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.