DCI University of Florida Home Program
✓ PD✓ Home HD
58/ 100
Shands Hospital - Pediatric Dialysis
Dialysis center · 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610
Not rated CMS star rating
7/ 100
Limited data (6 measures)
Poor
Better than 7% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 5 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1976-09-01 · CCN 102312
- Rank in Gainesville, FL
- #9 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #504 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Alachua
- 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 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 38.6% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 21.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 94.3% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 2.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 25% | 15.9% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.6% | 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 Shands Hospital - Pediatric Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. Shands Hospital - Pediatric Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 102312) has been Medicare-certified since 1976-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Shands Hospital - Pediatric Dialysis offer?
Shands Hospital - Pediatric Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 5 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Shands Hospital - Pediatric Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
Shands Hospital - Pediatric Dialysis scores 7/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 7% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #504 of 510 scored centers in Florida.
Who owns Shands Hospital - Pediatric Dialysis?
Shands Hospital - Pediatric Dialysis is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Shands Hospital - Pediatric Dialysis. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.