Gary Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
28/ 100
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Gary
Dialysis center · 4802 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408
CMS star rating
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
- 40 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1992-07-30 · CCN 152521
- Rank in Gary, IN
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Indiana
- #137 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 4 of 10 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.9 | 20.4 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 168.1 | 136.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.8% | 25.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.9 | 29.2 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.26 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.49 | 0.98 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.9 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 32.3% | 55.9% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 37% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.7% | 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 - Gary Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Gary (CMS Certification Number 152521) has been Medicare-certified since 1992-07-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Gary offer?
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Gary reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 40 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Gary compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Gary scores 10/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 10% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #137 of 151 scored centers in Indiana. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Gary?
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Gary 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 - Gary or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.