Rcg - Baptist North
✓ In-center
63/ 100
DaVita Downtown Pensacola Dialysis
Dialysis center · 700 E Cervantes St #a, Pensacola, FL 32501
CMS star rating
7/ 100
Poor
Better than 7% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2013-01-30 · CCN 682529
- Rank in Pensacola, FL
- #8 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #447 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Escambia
- 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 9 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.8 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 157.4 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36.6% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.6 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.41 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.09 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 48.4% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 21.9% | 19% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.2% | 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 Pensacola
Fresenius Kidney Care Central Pensacola
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61/ 100
FMC - West Pensacola
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43/ 100
FMC - Pensacola
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
38/ 100
DaVita Home Options of Pensacola (Pd)
✓ PD✓ Home HD
33/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - Gulf Breeze
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
74/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Downtown Pensacola Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Downtown Pensacola Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 682529) has been Medicare-certified since 2013-01-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Downtown Pensacola Dialysis offer?
DaVita Downtown Pensacola Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Downtown Pensacola Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Downtown Pensacola Dialysis scores 7/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 7% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #447 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Downtown Pensacola Dialysis?
DaVita Downtown Pensacola 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 Downtown Pensacola Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.