DaVita Westlake Daly City Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
93/ 100
DaVita Daly City Dialysis
Dialysis center · 1498 Southgate Avenue, Ste 101, Daly City, CA 94015
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
93/ 100
Excellent
Better than 93% 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
- 34 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1977-08-31 · CCN 052546
- Rank in Daly City, CA
- #2 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #59 of 715 scored centers
- County
- San Mateo
- 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 8 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 | 17.1 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 118.4 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.1% | 27.7% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.4 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.92 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 72.1% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 10% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.35 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 30.6% | 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 | 84 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 83 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 84 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 87 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 91 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 62 completed interviews (24% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Daly City
Shc Daly City
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Shc Wb Daly City
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Dialysis centers nearby
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88/ 100
Limited data (7 measures)
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Daly City Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Daly City Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 052546) has been Medicare-certified since 1977-08-31, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Daly City Dialysis offer?
DaVita Daly City Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 34 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Daly City Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Daly City Dialysis scores 93/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 93% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #59 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Daly City Dialysis?
DaVita Daly City 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 Daly City Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.