DaVita South Bend West Dialysis
✓ In-center
77/ 100
DaVita Irish at Home
Dialysis center · 4350 South Ironwood Dr, South Bend, IN 46614
CMS star rating
35/ 100
Below average
Better than 35% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-07-14 · CCN 152668
- Rank in South Bend, IN
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Indiana
- #97 of 151 scored centers
- County
- St Joseph
- 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 11 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.4 | 20.4 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 181.4 | 136.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.2% | 25.2% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 37.6 | 29.2 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 0.98 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.09 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 56.3% | 55.9% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 0.83 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.7% | 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
Other dialysis centers in South Bend
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✓ In-center
30/ 100
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64/ 100
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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
71/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Irish at Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Irish at Home (CMS Certification Number 152668) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-07-14, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Irish at Home offer?
DaVita Irish at Home reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Irish at Home compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Irish at Home scores 35/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 35% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #97 of 151 scored centers in Indiana. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Irish at Home?
DaVita Irish at Home 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 Irish at Home or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.