DaVita West Tallahassee Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
24/ 100
DaVita Sunshine State Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 2710 Allen Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312
CMS star rating
38/ 100
Below average
Better than 38% 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 2018-10-19 · CCN 682663
- Rank in Tallahassee, FL
- #1 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #244 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Leon
- 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 4 of 8 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 39.5 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 178.7 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.9% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.31 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.66 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 50.2% | 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 | 31.3% | 15.3% | 16.5% | Better |
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 Tallahassee
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20/ 100
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12/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Tallahassee South
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DaVita Tallahassee South Dialysis
✓ In-center
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Sunshine State Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Sunshine State Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 682663) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-10-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Sunshine State Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Sunshine State Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Sunshine State Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Sunshine State Dialysis Center scores 38/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 38% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #244 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Sunshine State Dialysis Center?
DaVita Sunshine State Dialysis Center 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 Sunshine State Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.