USRC Chula Vista Broadway
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
95/ 100
Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies
Dialysis center · 340 4th Avenue, Suite 18, Chula Vista, CA 91910
CMS star rating
80/ 100
Excellent
Better than 80% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✗ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 5 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2011-05-10 · CCN 552677
- Rank in Chula Vista, CA
- #4 of 8 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #192 of 715 scored centers
- County
- San Diego
- 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 8 of 13 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.1 | 21.3 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 147.5 | 135.6 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.4% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.9 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.77 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 66.7% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 5% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 94% | 87.5% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 3.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 15.9% | 18% | Worse |
| 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: Better than Expected | 30.7% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Chula Vista
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88/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Marina Bay
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
86/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care East Lakes
✓ In-center
79/ 100
USRC Chula Vista Dialysis
✓ In-center
68/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
Fmc-National City Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
92/ 100
DaVita San Diego South Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
48/ 100
Fmc-Chula Vista Dialysis Center - South
✓ In-center
54/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies (CMS Certification Number 552677) has been Medicare-certified since 2011-05-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies offer?
Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 5 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies compare to other dialysis centers?
Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies scores 80/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 80% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #192 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies?
Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.