DaVita Cathedral City Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
72/ 100
DaVita Palm Springs Dialysis
Dialysis center · 1061 N. Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
13/ 100
Poor
Better than 13% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1976-10-18 · CCN 052541
- Rank in California
- #644 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 2 of 11 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.2 | 21.3 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 167.2 | 135.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 37.1% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 47.5 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.29 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.4 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.22 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 65.1% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 17.9% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.52 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.7% | 24.4% | 16.5% | Worse |
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 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 75 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 80 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 88 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 82 | 88 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 83 | 89 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 63 completed interviews (30% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Palm Springs Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Palm Springs Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 052541) has been Medicare-certified since 1976-10-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Palm Springs Dialysis offer?
DaVita Palm Springs Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Palm Springs Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Palm Springs Dialysis scores 13/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 13% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #644 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Palm Springs Dialysis?
DaVita Palm Springs Dialysis 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 Palm Springs Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.