DaVita Shiprock Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
73/ 100
DaVita Cortez Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 610 E Main St, Ste C, Cortez, CO 81321
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
18/ 100
Poor
Better than 18% 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
- 18 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1998-04-29 · CCN 062528
- Rank in Colorado
- #79 of 82 scored centers
- County
- Montezuma
- ESRD Network
- Network 15 (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 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.8 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 111.8 | 117.2 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 13% | 23.9% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.5 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.48 | 0.31 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.47 | 1.16 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 1.09 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.3% | 66.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 16% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.39 | 1.49 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 1.2% | 17.1% | 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 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 84 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 73 | 83 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 80 | 82 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 79 | 89 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 82 | 90 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 38 completed interviews (36% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Dialysis centers nearby
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Cortez Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Cortez Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 062528) has been Medicare-certified since 1998-04-29, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Cortez Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Cortez Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 18 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Cortez Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Cortez Dialysis Center scores 18/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 18% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #79 of 82 scored centers in Colorado. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Cortez Dialysis Center?
DaVita Cortez 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 Cortez Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.