RAI Care Centers - Lake Wales
✓ In-center
3/ 100
DaVita Lake Wales Dialysis
Dialysis center · 1125 Bryn Mawr Ave, Lake Wales, FL 33853
CMS star rating
9/ 100
Poor
Better than 9% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1996-12-02 · CCN 102712
- Rank in Lake Wales, FL
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #437 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 5 of 10 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.6 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 134.1 | 176.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.3% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.47 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.8 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.69 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 37.5% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 30% | 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 | 1.5% | 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 Lake Wales
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Winter Haven South Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
1/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Winter Lake
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
1/ 100
DaVita Auburndale
✓ In-center
45/ 100
Kidney Care Center of Winter Haven
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
19/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Lake Wales Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Lake Wales Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 102712) has been Medicare-certified since 1996-12-02, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Lake Wales Dialysis offer?
DaVita Lake Wales Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Lake Wales Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Lake Wales Dialysis scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #437 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Lake Wales Dialysis?
DaVita Lake Wales 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 Lake Wales Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.