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57/ 100
DaVita Red Hills Dialysis
Dialysis center · 201 Old Albany Rd, Thomasville, GA 31792
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
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
- 41 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-11-01 · CCN 852542
- Rank in Thomasville, GA
- #4 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #302 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Thomas
- 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 11 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.5 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 123.4 | 152.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.4% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 49.2 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.25 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.52 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.4 | 1 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 38.7% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 16.9% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.61 | 0.79 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 78 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 72 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 77 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 86 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 79 | 85 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 82 | 86 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 60 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Limited data (5 measures)
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Red Hills Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Red Hills Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 852542) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-11-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Red Hills Dialysis offer?
DaVita Red Hills Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 41 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Red Hills Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Red Hills Dialysis scores 4/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 4% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #302 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Red Hills Dialysis?
DaVita Red Hills 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 Red Hills Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.