DaVita Athens East Dialysis
✓ PD✓ Home HD
81/ 100
DaVita Classic City Dialysis
Dialysis center · 1686 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30606
CMS star rating
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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2009-11-10 · CCN 112821
- Rank in Athens, GA
- #5 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #292 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Clarke
- ESRD Network
- Network 6 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 1 of 11 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.8 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 162.5 | 152.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.4% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 53 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.05 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.07 | 1 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 46% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 25% | 16.9% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.44 | 0.79 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.6% | 12.6% | 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 Athens
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Dialysis Center of Athens
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Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Athens West Dialysis
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Classic City Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Classic City Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 112821) has been Medicare-certified since 2009-11-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Classic City Dialysis offer?
DaVita Classic City Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Classic City Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Classic City Dialysis scores 6/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 6% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #292 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Classic City Dialysis?
DaVita Classic City 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 Classic City Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.