DaVita Ocala Regional Kidney Centers Home Dialysis Division PD
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
70/ 100
DaVita Ocala Regional Kidney Center-East
Dialysis center · 2870 SE 1st Ave, Ocala, FL 34471
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
15/ 100
Poor
Better than 15% 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
- 32 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-12-27 · CCN 102678
- Rank in Ocala, FL
- #3 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #406 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Marion
- 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 3 of 11 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.2 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 182.6 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.4% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.9 | 36.8 | 32.5 | About the same |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.09 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.75 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 44.9% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 29% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 2.1% | 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 1.
| 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 | 78 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 82 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 86 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 85 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 81 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 41 completed interviews (22% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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10/ 100
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Ocala Regional Kidney Center-East Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Ocala Regional Kidney Center-East (CMS Certification Number 102678) has been Medicare-certified since 1994-12-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Ocala Regional Kidney Center-East offer?
DaVita Ocala Regional Kidney Center-East reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 32 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Ocala Regional Kidney Center-East compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Ocala Regional Kidney Center-East scores 15/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 15% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #406 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Ocala Regional Kidney Center-East?
DaVita Ocala Regional Kidney Center-East 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 Ocala Regional Kidney Center-East or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.