RAI Care Centers - Fort Pierce
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
30/ 100
DaVita Fort Pierce Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 2000 Hartman Rd Ste 2, Fort Pierce, FL 34947
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
1/ 100
Poor
Better than 1% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2022-10-31 · CCN 682745
- Rank in Fort Pierce, FL
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #486 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Saint Lucie
- 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 2 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 | 24.6 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 226.2 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.2% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 49.8 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.12 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.17 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.59 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.3% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 21.9% | 19% | About the same |
| 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 | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 75 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 73 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 72 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 81 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 78 | 87 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 80 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 44 completed interviews (27% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Fort Pierce
Dialysis centers nearby
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52/ 100
RAI Care Centers - Port Saint Lucie
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31/ 100
DaVita Oslo Dialysis
✓ In-center
75/ 100
DaVita Treasure Coast Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
24/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Fort Pierce Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Fort Pierce Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 682745) has been Medicare-certified since 2022-10-31, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Fort Pierce Kidney Center offer?
DaVita Fort Pierce Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Fort Pierce Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Fort Pierce Kidney Center scores 1/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 1% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #486 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Fort Pierce Kidney Center?
DaVita Fort Pierce Kidney 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 Fort Pierce Kidney Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.