DaVita Chicago Heights Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
50/ 100
FKC - Chicago Heights
Dialysis center · 15 E Independence Drive, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
CMS star rating
49/ 100
Average
Better than 49% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · 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 2018-02-08 · CCN 142832
- Rank in Chicago Heights, IL
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Illinois
- #171 of 321 scored centers
- County
- Cook
- ESRD Network
- Network 10 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 6 of 15 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.8 | 19.9 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 147.1 | 153 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.1% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 9.8 | 24.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.27 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.44 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.64 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 62.2% | 54.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 22.4% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.5% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 93% | 89.8% | 92% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 23% | 16.8% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11.2% | 17.7% | 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 Chicago Heights
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Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - South Suburban
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FMC - Steger Dialysis
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54/ 100
Home Dialysis Services Olympia Fields LLC
✓ PD✓ Home HD
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC - Chicago Heights Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC - Chicago Heights (CMS Certification Number 142832) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-02-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC - Chicago Heights offer?
FKC - Chicago Heights reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC - Chicago Heights compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC - Chicago Heights scores 49/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 49% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #171 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC - Chicago Heights?
FKC - Chicago Heights is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 FKC - Chicago Heights or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.