DaVita Calvine Home Training Center
✓ PD✓ Home HD
90/ 100
DaVita Alhambra Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 1315 Alhambra Blvd #100, Sacramento, CA 95816
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
15/ 100
Poor
Better than 15% 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 1991-03-22 · CCN 052707
- Rank in Sacramento, CA
- #17 of 21 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #630 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Sacramento
- 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 3 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 | 23.8 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 145.9 | 135.6 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 43.5% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.6 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.07 | 0.35 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.26 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.91 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 55% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.31 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.3% | 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 1.
| 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 | 81 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 80 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 82 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 89 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 45 completed interviews (28% 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 Alhambra Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Alhambra Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 052707) has been Medicare-certified since 1991-03-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Alhambra Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Alhambra Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Alhambra Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Alhambra Dialysis Center scores 15/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 15% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #630 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Alhambra Dialysis Center?
DaVita Alhambra 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 Alhambra Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.