Tift Regional Medical Center Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
77/ 100
DaVita Tifton Dialysis
Dialysis center · 624 Love Ave, Tifton, GA 31794
CMS star rating
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
- 14 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2008-02-27 · CCN 112794
- Rank in Tifton, GA
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #304 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Tift
- 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 2 of 11 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.4 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 210.7 | 152.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.1% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.8 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.35 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.3 | 1 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57.5% | 53.2% | 57.1% | About the same |
| 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 | 0.3 | 0.79 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5.6% | 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 Tifton
Dialysis centers nearby
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Limited data (5 measures)
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Tifton Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Tifton Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 112794) has been Medicare-certified since 2008-02-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Tifton Dialysis offer?
DaVita Tifton Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 14 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Tifton Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Tifton Dialysis scores 4/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 4% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #304 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Tifton Dialysis?
DaVita Tifton 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 Tifton Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.