Rcg - Baptist North
✓ In-center
63/ 100
DaVita West Florida Dialysis
Dialysis center · 8333 North Davis Highway, 1st Floor Attn Dialysis Room, Pensacola, FL 32514
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
6/ 100
Poor
Better than 6% 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
- 27 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1976-09-01 · CCN 102518
- Rank in Pensacola, FL
- #9 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #456 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 3 of 11 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 34.3 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 163.2 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 42.9% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 10.9 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.33 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.16 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.71 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 55.3% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 75 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 81 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 82 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 80 | 87 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 82 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 36 completed interviews (22% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Pensacola
Fresenius Kidney Care Central Pensacola
✓ In-center
61/ 100
FMC - West Pensacola
✓ In-center✓ PD
43/ 100
FMC - Pensacola
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
38/ 100
DaVita Home Options of Pensacola (Pd)
✓ PD✓ Home HD
33/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita West Florida Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita West Florida Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 102518) has been Medicare-certified since 1976-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita West Florida Dialysis offer?
DaVita West Florida Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 27 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita West Florida Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita West Florida Dialysis scores 6/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 6% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #456 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita West Florida Dialysis?
DaVita West Florida 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 West Florida Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.