Fresenius Kidney Care SW Polk
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
2/ 100
DaVita Bartow Dialysis
Dialysis center · 2295 E Flamingo Drive, Bartow, FL 33830
CMS star rating
12/ 100
Poor
Better than 12% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1989-09-18 · CCN 102626
- Rank in Bartow, FL
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #419 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Polk
- ESRD Network
- Network 7 (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 | 23.7 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 185.4 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.1% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 51.3 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.74 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.12 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 51.9% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 25% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.2% | 15.3% | 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)
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
Other dialysis centers in Bartow
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Bartow Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Bartow Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 102626) has been Medicare-certified since 1989-09-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Bartow Dialysis offer?
DaVita Bartow Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 16 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Bartow Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Bartow Dialysis scores 12/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 12% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #419 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Bartow Dialysis?
DaVita Bartow 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 Bartow Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.