FMC - East Chicago Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
48/ 100
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - East Chicago
Dialysis center · 4320 Fir Street Suite 404, East Chicago, IN 46312
CMS star rating
3/ 100
Poor
Better than 3% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-06-23 · CCN 152561
- Rank in East Chicago, IN
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Indiana
- #144 of 151 scored centers
- County
- Lake
- ESRD Network
- Network 9 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 2 of 9 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.8 | 20.4 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 156.6 | 136.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.1% | 25.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.34 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.26 | 0.98 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 2.51 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 33.1% | 55.9% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 35% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.3% | 13.8% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - East Chicago Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - East Chicago (CMS Certification Number 152561) has been Medicare-certified since 1999-06-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - East Chicago offer?
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - East Chicago reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - East Chicago compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - East Chicago scores 3/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 3% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #144 of 151 scored centers in Indiana. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - East Chicago?
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - East Chicago 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 Comprehensive Renal Care - East Chicago or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.