DaVita Danbury Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
53/ 100
DaVita Housatonic Dialysis
Dialysis center · 164 Mount Pleasant Rd, Newtown, CT 06470
CMS star rating
55/ 100
Average
Better than 55% 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
- 10 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-12-07 · CCN 072548
- Rank in Connecticut
- #31 of 48 scored centers
- County
- Fairfield
- 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 7 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 | 25 | 19 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 175.7 | 137.2 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.8% | 25.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.8 | 26.4 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.38 | 0.43 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 1.06 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 1.11 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 72.3% | 60% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 16.8% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.4 | 1.38 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 26.2% | 20.3% | 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)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Housatonic Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Housatonic Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 072548) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-12-07, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Housatonic Dialysis offer?
DaVita Housatonic Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 10 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Housatonic Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Housatonic Dialysis scores 55/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 55% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #31 of 48 scored centers in Connecticut. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Housatonic Dialysis?
DaVita Housatonic 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 Housatonic Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.