Rai-Oakland Home Program
✓ PD✓ Home HD
100/ 100
DaVita Oakland Laurel Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 3814 M, Macarthur Blvd Ste. 201, Oakland, CA 94619
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
42/ 100
Average
Better than 42% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2020-11-13 · CCN 752516
- Rank in Oakland, CA
- #4 of 10 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #489 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Alameda
- 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 6 of 11 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.6 | 21.3 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 143.8 | 135.6 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.9 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.58 | 0.35 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.16 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.69 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.8% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.29 | 0.9 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 22.8% | 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 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 80 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 75 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| 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 | 89 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 35 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Oakland
RAI Piedmont
✓ In-center
67/ 100
Rai-Telegraph-Peralta
✓ In-center
67/ 100
DaVita Oakland Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
34/ 100
RAI - East Bay - Oakland
✓ In-center
34/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Oakland Laurel Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Oakland Laurel Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 752516) has been Medicare-certified since 2020-11-13, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Oakland Laurel Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Oakland Laurel Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Oakland Laurel Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Oakland Laurel Dialysis Center scores 42/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 42% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #489 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Oakland Laurel Dialysis Center?
DaVita Oakland Laurel Dialysis Center 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 Oakland Laurel Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.