RAI - Corporate Way - Palm Desert
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
63/ 100
DaVita Desert Sands Home Training
Dialysis center · 78030 Wildcat Dr. Ste 102, Palm Desert, CA 92211
CMS star rating
47/ 100
Average
Better than 47% 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
- 6 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-05-08 · CCN 552840
- Rank in Palm Desert, CA
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #459 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Riverside
- 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 8 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.9 | 21.3 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 154.9 | 135.6 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36.9% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 49.2 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.91 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| 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 |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.67 | 0.9 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 37.6% | 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)
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
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Desert Sands Home Training Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Desert Sands Home Training (CMS Certification Number 552840) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-05-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Desert Sands Home Training offer?
DaVita Desert Sands Home Training reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 6 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Desert Sands Home Training compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Desert Sands Home Training scores 47/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 47% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #459 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Desert Sands Home Training?
DaVita Desert Sands Home Training 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 Desert Sands Home Training or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.