FMC - Neomedica - North Kilpatrick
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
99/ 100
DaVita Lawndale Dialysis
Dialysis center · 3934 West 24th St, Chicago, IL 60623
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
36/ 100
Below average
Better than 36% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-02-12 · CCN 142768
- Rank in Chicago, IL
- #40 of 75 dialysis centers
- Rank in Illinois
- #199 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 5 of 10 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.3 | 19.9 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 120.6 | 153 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.6% | 27.3% | 27.2% | 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 | 1.12 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.56 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 60.7% | 54.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 26% | 22.4% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.75 | 1.08 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11.1% | 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 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 75 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 78 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 71 | 77 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 78 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 87 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 89 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 34 completed interviews (30% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Lawndale Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Lawndale Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 142768) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-02-12, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Lawndale Dialysis offer?
DaVita Lawndale Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 16 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Lawndale Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Lawndale Dialysis scores 36/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 36% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #199 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Lawndale Dialysis?
DaVita Lawndale 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 Lawndale Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.