Lake Hartwell Kidney Center
✓ In-center
–no score
DaVita Lake Hartwell Dialysis
Dialysis center · 1065 E. Franklin Street, Hartwell, GA 30643
CMS star rating
12/ 100
Poor
Better than 12% 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
- 8 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2012-08-30 · CCN 112854
- Rank in Hartwell, GA
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #265 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Hart
- 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 4 of 9 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.6 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 134.9 | 152.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.28 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 2.23 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.99 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 38.9% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 16.9% | 19% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.4% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Lake Hartwell Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Lake Hartwell Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 112854) has been Medicare-certified since 2012-08-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Lake Hartwell Dialysis offer?
DaVita Lake Hartwell Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 8 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Lake Hartwell Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Lake Hartwell Dialysis scores 12/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 12% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #265 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Lake Hartwell Dialysis?
DaVita Lake Hartwell 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 Lake Hartwell Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.