DaVita Lake Wales Dialysis
✓ In-center
9/ 100
RAI Care Centers - Lake Wales
Dialysis center · 1348 State Road 60 E, Lake Wales, FL 33853
CMS star rating
3/ 100
Poor
Better than 3% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 15 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1993-09-20 · CCN 102689
- Rank in Lake Wales, FL
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #480 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 2 of 13 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.3 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 213.1 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.3% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.18 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 30.4% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 51% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 94.3% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 5% | 2.5% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 30% | 15.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.63 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.2% | 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 RAI Care Centers - Lake Wales Medicare-certified?
Yes. RAI Care Centers - Lake Wales (CMS Certification Number 102689) has been Medicare-certified since 1993-09-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does RAI Care Centers - Lake Wales offer?
RAI Care Centers - Lake Wales reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 15 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does RAI Care Centers - Lake Wales compare to other dialysis centers?
RAI Care Centers - Lake Wales scores 3/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 3% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #480 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns RAI Care Centers - Lake Wales?
RAI Care Centers - Lake Wales is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 RAI Care Centers - Lake Wales or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.