DaVita Imperial Care Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
46/ 100
DaVita South Gate Dialysis
Dialysis center · 9848 Atlantic Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
19/ 100
Poor
Better than 19% 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
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-10-18 · CCN 552821
- Rank in California
- #614 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Los Angeles
- 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 6 of 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| 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 | 134.9 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.8% | 27.7% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.1 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.33 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.84 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 55.9% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 17.9% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.61 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 17.7% | 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 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 72 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 79 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 75 | 85 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 83 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 86 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 53 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Kidney Dialysis Care Unit
✓ In-center
20/ 100
DaVita Premier Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
26/ 100
23/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita South Gate Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita South Gate Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 552821) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-10-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita South Gate Dialysis offer?
DaVita South Gate Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 25 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita South Gate Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita South Gate Dialysis scores 19/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 19% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #614 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita South Gate Dialysis?
DaVita South Gate 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 South Gate Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.