USRC Grand Home
✓ PD
96/ 100
USRC Baldwin Hills
Dialysis center · 3705 S. la Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90016
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
38/ 100
Below average
Better than 38% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- US Renal Care, Inc. · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1997-07-03 · CCN 052806
- Rank in Los Angeles, CA
- #21 of 37 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #522 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 7 of 13 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.4 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 130.5 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| 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 | 0.5 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.95 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 62.3% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 26% | 17.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 95.1% | 97% | About the same |
| 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) | 7% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.29 | 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 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 72 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 71 | 80 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 81 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 87 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 86 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 42 completed interviews (25% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is USRC Baldwin Hills Medicare-certified?
Yes. USRC Baldwin Hills (CMS Certification Number 052806) has been Medicare-certified since 1997-07-03, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does USRC Baldwin Hills offer?
USRC Baldwin Hills reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does USRC Baldwin Hills compare to other dialysis centers?
USRC Baldwin Hills scores 38/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 38% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #522 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns USRC Baldwin Hills?
USRC Baldwin Hills is operated by US Renal Care, Inc. 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 USRC Baldwin Hills or US Renal Care, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.