Dialysis Center of Milledgeville
✓ In-center✓ PD
24/ 100
DaVita Milledgeville Dialysis
Dialysis center · 400 South Wayne Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061
CMS star rating
17/ 100
Poor
Better than 17% 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 1990-10-18 · CCN 112571
- Rank in Milledgeville, GA
- #2 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #244 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Baldwin
- 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 3 of 10 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.5 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 148 | 152.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 38.2% | 27.5% | 27.2% | 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 | 0.71 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.14 | 1 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.2% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| 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 | 0.37 | 0.79 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8% | 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 Milledgeville
Baldwin Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
6/ 100
USRC Milledgeville Dialysis
✓ In-center
2/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
USRC Gray Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
42/ 100
Eatonton Kidney Center
✓ In-center
4/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Milledgeville Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Milledgeville Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 112571) has been Medicare-certified since 1990-10-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Milledgeville Dialysis offer?
DaVita Milledgeville Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Milledgeville Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Milledgeville Dialysis scores 17/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 17% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #244 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Milledgeville Dialysis?
DaVita Milledgeville 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 Milledgeville Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.