USRC Verdugo Hills Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
83/ 100
DaVita Glendale Heights
Dialysis center · 6850 San Fernando Rd, Glendale, CA 91201
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 5★
98/ 100
Excellent
Better than 98% 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
- 33 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2019-07-03 · CCN 552885
- Rank in Glendale, CA
- #1 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #11 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 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 | 16.5 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 127.4 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.7% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.7 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.7 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.57 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.57 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Better than Expected | 81.7% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 8% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 20.6% | 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 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 90 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 87 | 82 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 81 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 88 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 52 completed interviews (22% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Glendale Heights Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Glendale Heights (CMS Certification Number 552885) has been Medicare-certified since 2019-07-03, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Glendale Heights offer?
DaVita Glendale Heights reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 33 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Glendale Heights compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Glendale Heights scores 98/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 98% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #11 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Glendale Heights?
DaVita Glendale Heights 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 Glendale Heights or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.