Valparaiso Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
53/ 100
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Valparaiso
Dialysis center · 606 E Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN 46383
CMS star rating
14/ 100
Poor
Better than 14% 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
- 22 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-03-30 · CCN 152527
- Rank in Valparaiso, IN
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Indiana
- #133 of 151 scored centers
- County
- Porter
- 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 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.7 | 20.4 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 192.5 | 136.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 45% | 25.2% | 27.2% | 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 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 62.3% | 55.9% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 29% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.5% | 13.8% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 - Valparaiso Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Valparaiso (CMS Certification Number 152527) has been Medicare-certified since 1994-03-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Valparaiso offer?
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Valparaiso reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 22 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Valparaiso compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Valparaiso scores 14/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 14% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #133 of 151 scored centers in Indiana. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Valparaiso?
DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Valparaiso 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 - Valparaiso or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.