DaVita Calvine Home Training Center
✓ PD✓ Home HD
90/ 100
DaVita South Sacramento Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 8275 Bruceville Rd., Sacramento, CA 95823
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 5★
70/ 100
Above average
Better than 70% 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
- 36 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1980-12-19 · CCN 052569
- Rank in Sacramento, CA
- #4 of 21 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #279 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 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.9 | 21.3 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 152.2 | 135.6 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.5% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.5 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.11 | 0.35 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.65 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.38 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 55.6% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 10% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 0.9 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.3% | 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 4 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 84 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 89 | 82 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 89 | 80 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 86 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 94 | 88 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 94 | 89 | 88 | Better |
Based on 44 completed interviews (24% 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 South Sacramento Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita South Sacramento Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 052569) has been Medicare-certified since 1980-12-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita South Sacramento Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita South Sacramento Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 36 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita South Sacramento Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita South Sacramento Dialysis Center scores 70/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 70% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #279 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita South Sacramento Dialysis Center?
DaVita South Sacramento 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 South Sacramento Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.