FMC - Neomedica - North Kilpatrick
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
99/ 100
DaVita Garfield Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 414 N. Homan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
10/ 100
Poor
Better than 10% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-06-25 · CCN 142777
- Rank in Chicago, IL
- #59 of 75 dialysis centers
- Rank in Illinois
- #275 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 4 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 | 29.7 | 19.9 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 193.7 | 153 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.8% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.4 | 24.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.19 | 0.27 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.01 | 0.94 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.5% | 54.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 22.4% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.36 | 1.08 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 9.4% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 79 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 76 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 71 | 77 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 83 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 86 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 37 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Garfield Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Garfield Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 142777) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-06-25, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Garfield Kidney Center offer?
DaVita Garfield Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 24 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Garfield Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Garfield Kidney Center scores 10/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 10% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #275 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Garfield Kidney Center?
DaVita Garfield Kidney Center 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 Garfield Kidney Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.