USRC Chula Vista Broadway
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
95/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care East Lakes
Dialysis center · 2391 Boswell Road, Chula Vista, CA 91914
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
79/ 100
Above average
Better than 79% 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
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-03-28 · CCN 552745
- Rank in Chula Vista, CA
- #5 of 8 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #200 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 10 of 14 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.5 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 123.2 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.7% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.4 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.09 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.71 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.67 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 5% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 95.1% | 97% | 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) | 18% | 15.9% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.63 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.9% | 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 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 81 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 78 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 78 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 84 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 85 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 87 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 78 completed interviews (24% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Chula Vista
Home Dialysis Therapies of San Diego-South
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88/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Marina Bay
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
86/ 100
Fmc-Balboa South Bay Home Therapies
✓ PD✓ Home HD
80/ 100
USRC Chula Vista Dialysis
✓ In-center
68/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC Dialysis Services of Paradise
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
87/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care East Lakes Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care East Lakes (CMS Certification Number 552745) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-03-28, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care East Lakes offer?
Fresenius Medical Care East Lakes reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 25 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care East Lakes compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care East Lakes scores 79/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 79% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #200 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care East Lakes?
Fresenius Medical Care East Lakes 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 Fresenius Medical Care East Lakes or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.