FMC Dialysis Services of Antelope Valley
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
14/ 100
Antelope Valley Kidney Institute
Dialysis center · 43932 15th Street, Suite 103, Lancaster, CA 93534
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
21/ 100
Below average
Better than 21% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2008-03-10 · CCN 552593
- Rank in Lancaster, CA
- #1 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #604 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 3 of 14 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.1 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 136.9 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.7% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.58 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.37 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.15 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.2% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 29% | 17.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 95.1% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 81% | 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) | 9% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.32 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.8% | 24.4% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 | 79 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 81 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 83 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 88 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 87 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 32 completed interviews (19% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Lancaster
DaVita Antelope Valley Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
11/ 100
DaVita Antelope Valley Home Training
✓ PD✓ Home HD
–no score
Dialysis centers nearby
High Desert Hemodialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
53/ 100
Fmc-Palmdale
✓ In-center
34/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Antelope Valley Kidney Institute Medicare-certified?
Yes. Antelope Valley Kidney Institute (CMS Certification Number 552593) has been Medicare-certified since 2008-03-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Antelope Valley Kidney Institute offer?
Antelope Valley Kidney Institute reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Antelope Valley Kidney Institute compare to other dialysis centers?
Antelope Valley Kidney Institute scores 21/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 21% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #604 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Antelope Valley Kidney Institute?
Antelope Valley Kidney Institute is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain 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 Antelope Valley Kidney Institute. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.