DaVita Hartford Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
26/ 100
DaVita Hartford Downtown Dialysis
Dialysis center · 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06115
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
9/ 100
Poor
Better than 9% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 28 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-09-30 · CCN 072554
- Rank in Hartford, CT
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Connecticut
- #48 of 48 scored centers
- County
- Hartford
- ESRD Network
- Network 1 (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 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.7 | 19 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 160.6 | 137.2 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.5% | 25.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 44.1 | 26.4 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.75 | 0.43 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.46 | 1.06 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.8 | 1.11 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 50.9% | 60% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 16.8% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.19 | 1.38 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.2% | 20.3% | 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 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 78 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 74 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 86 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 89 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 52 completed interviews (28% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Hartford
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
–no score
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC East Hartford Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
41/ 100
FMC Dialysis Center of Newington
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
59/ 100
DaVita Willard Avenue Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
66/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Hartford Downtown Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Hartford Downtown Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 072554) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-09-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Hartford Downtown Dialysis offer?
DaVita Hartford Downtown Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis training with 28 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Hartford Downtown Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Hartford Downtown Dialysis scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #48 of 48 scored centers in Connecticut. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Hartford Downtown Dialysis?
DaVita Hartford Downtown 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 Hartford Downtown Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.