DaVita Carmel Mountain Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
97/ 100
Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center - East
Dialysis center · 720 Gateway Center Drive, Suite B, San Diego, CA 92102
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
35/ 100
Below average
Better than 35% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · 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 1989-01-20 · CCN 052678
- Rank in San Diego, CA
- #15 of 19 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #531 of 715 scored centers
- County
- San Diego
- 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 8 of 14 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.1 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 106.7 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.9% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.3 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.67 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 55.1% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 10% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 95.1% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 3.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 25% | 15.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.26 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 14.2% | 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 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 76 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 76 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 76 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 82 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 85 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 84 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 59 completed interviews (25% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center - East Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center - East (CMS Certification Number 052678) has been Medicare-certified since 1989-01-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center - East offer?
Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center - East reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center - East compare to other dialysis centers?
Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center - East scores 35/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 35% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #531 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center - East?
Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center - East is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 Fmc-Gateway Dialysis Center - East or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.