Fresenius Medical Care Highlands
✓ In-center✓ PD
81/ 100
DaVita Bellemeade Dialysis
Dialysis center · 3240 S Cobb Dr SE Ste 800, Smyrna, GA 30080
CMS star rating
94/ 100
Excellent
Better than 94% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2023-04-20 · CCN 852604
- Rank in Smyrna, GA
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #11 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Cobb
- 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 6 of 9 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 12 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 132.2 | 152.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.8% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.61 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 56.1% | 53.2% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 16.9% | 19% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.7% | 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 Smyrna
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Cobb Dialysis
✓ In-center
72/ 100
Concerto Georgia LLC
✓ PD✓ Home HD
3/ 100
FMC - Piedmont Dialysis North
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
51/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care South Cobb
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
74/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Bellemeade Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Bellemeade Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 852604) has been Medicare-certified since 2023-04-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Bellemeade Dialysis offer?
DaVita Bellemeade Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Bellemeade Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Bellemeade Dialysis scores 94/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 94% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #11 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Bellemeade Dialysis?
DaVita Bellemeade 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 Bellemeade Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.