DaVita Sunshine State Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
38/ 100
DaVita West Tallahassee Dialysis
Dialysis center · 5857 W Tennessee St, Tallahassee, FL 32304
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
24/ 100
Below average
Better than 24% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-10-27 · CCN 102673
- Rank in Tallahassee, FL
- #2 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #348 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 3 of 10 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.9 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 221.5 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.2% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 4.97 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.04 | 0.83 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.5% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 21.9% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16% | 15.3% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 80 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 82 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 82 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 83 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 89 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 30 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Tallahassee
DaVita Tallahassee Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
20/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Central Tallahassee
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
12/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Tallahassee South
✓ In-center✓ PD
5/ 100
DaVita Tallahassee South Dialysis
✓ In-center
2/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita West Tallahassee Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita West Tallahassee Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 102673) has been Medicare-certified since 1994-10-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita West Tallahassee Dialysis offer?
DaVita West Tallahassee Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita West Tallahassee Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita West Tallahassee Dialysis scores 24/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 24% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #348 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita West Tallahassee Dialysis?
DaVita West Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.