Fort Valley Dialysis Center, LLC
✓ In-center
12/ 100
DaVita Fort Valley Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 557 Bluebird Blvd, Fort Valley, GA 31030
CMS star rating
4/ 100
Poor
Better than 4% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1989-07-10 · CCN 112559
- Rank in Fort Valley, GA
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #303 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Peach
- 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 2 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 | 33.4 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 174.5 | 152.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.9 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| 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: Worse than Expected | 1.97 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 2.05 | 1 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.2% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 16.9% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.26 | 0.79 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.4% | 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
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
Other dialysis centers in Fort Valley
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Fort Valley Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Fort Valley Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 112559) has been Medicare-certified since 1989-07-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Fort Valley Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Fort Valley Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Fort Valley Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Fort Valley Dialysis Center scores 4/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 4% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #303 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Fort Valley Dialysis Center?
DaVita Fort Valley 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 Fort Valley Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.