BMA - Boynton Beach
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
72/ 100
DaVita Bethesda Dialysis
Dialysis center · 332 N Congress Ave, Boynton Beach, FL 33426
CMS star rating
13/ 100
Poor
Better than 13% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-05-08 · CCN 682640
- Rank in Boynton Beach, FL
- #7 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #411 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Palm Beach
- 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 9 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.6 | 23 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 346.5 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 38.7% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.3 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.93 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.31 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 65.8% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 21.9% | 19% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.9% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Bethesda Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Bethesda Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 682640) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-05-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Bethesda Dialysis offer?
DaVita Bethesda Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Bethesda Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Bethesda Dialysis scores 13/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 13% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #411 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Bethesda Dialysis?
DaVita Bethesda 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 Bethesda Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.