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✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
DaVita Harbor UCLA
Dialysis center · 21602 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance, CA 90502
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
51/ 100
Average
Better than 51% 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
- 30 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1997-04-02 · CCN 052802
- Rank in Torrance, CA
- #8 of 8 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #438 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 8 of 11 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.4 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 116.2 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.2% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.3 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.58 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.15 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 66.9% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0.23 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.7% | 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 0.
| 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 | 77 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 79 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 82 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 86 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 87 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 72 completed interviews (24% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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DaVita Torrance Emerald Dialysis
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89/ 100
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88/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
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93/ 100
USRC Carson Dialysis
✓ In-center
70/ 100
BMA Carson Community Dialysis
✓ In-center
99/ 100
DaVita Carson Pavilion Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
28/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Harbor UCLA Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Harbor UCLA (CMS Certification Number 052802) has been Medicare-certified since 1997-04-02, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Harbor UCLA offer?
DaVita Harbor UCLA reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 30 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Harbor UCLA compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Harbor UCLA scores 51/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 51% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #438 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Harbor UCLA?
DaVita Harbor UCLA 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 Harbor UCLA or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.