Mayo Clinic Outpatient Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
97/ 100
ARA - West Jacksonville LLC
Dialysis center · 425 N Lee Street Suite 103, Jacksonville, FL 32204
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
87/ 100
Excellent
Better than 87% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- American Renal Associates · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 29 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-10-30 · CCN 102794
- Rank in Jacksonville, FL
- #5 of 33 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #37 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Duval
- 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 11 of 15 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.3 | 23 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 107.9 | 176.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.6% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.3 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.44 | 0.32 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.65 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.49 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49.1% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 21.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 94.3% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 98% | 91.8% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 2.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 10% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.46 | 0.97 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 21.6% | 15.3% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 83 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 83 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 81 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 83 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 89 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 89 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 42 completed interviews (30% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is ARA - West Jacksonville LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. ARA - West Jacksonville LLC (CMS Certification Number 102794) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-10-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does ARA - West Jacksonville LLC offer?
ARA - West Jacksonville LLC reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 29 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does ARA - West Jacksonville LLC compare to other dialysis centers?
ARA - West Jacksonville LLC scores 87/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 87% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #37 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns ARA - West Jacksonville LLC?
ARA - West Jacksonville LLC is operated by American Renal Associates 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 ARA - West Jacksonville LLC or American Renal Associates. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.