Kaiser Foundation Hospital Medical Ctr.- Downey
Dialysis center · Capd Department-Basement, 9333 E. Imperial Hwy, Downey, CA 90242
At a glance
- Operator
- Kaiser Permanente · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✗ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 6 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-12-01 · CCN 052389
- Rank in Downey, CA
- #1 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #257 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Los Angeles
- 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 4 of 8 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.1 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 102.5 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.5% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 61% | 87.5% | 92% | Worse |
| 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) | 20% | 15.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 1.88 | 0.9 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 44.3% | 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
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
Other dialysis centers in Downey
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Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Kaiser Foundation Hospital Medical Ctr.- Downey or Kaiser Permanente. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.