DaVita Savannah Riverside at Home
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
49/ 100
DaVita Derenne Dialysis
Dialysis center · 5303 Montgomery St, Savannah, GA 31405
CMS star rating
22/ 100
Below average
Better than 22% 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
- 26 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1995-05-15 · CCN 112639
- Rank in Savannah, GA
- #5 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #226 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Chatham
- 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 5 of 11 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.2 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 165.9 | 152.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.8% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.2 | 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 | 1.83 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 62.5% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 7% | 16.9% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.31 | 0.79 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.3% | 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
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Dialysis centers nearby
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17/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Derenne Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Derenne Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 112639) has been Medicare-certified since 1995-05-15, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Derenne Dialysis offer?
DaVita Derenne Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 26 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Derenne Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Derenne Dialysis scores 22/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 22% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #226 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Derenne Dialysis?
DaVita Derenne 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 Derenne Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.