Renal Care Group - Wichita West
✓ In-center
98/ 100
DaVita Wichita Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 909 N. Topeka St, Wichita, KS 67214
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
12/ 100
Poor
Better than 12% 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
- 23 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1986-08-30 · CCN 172503
- Rank in Wichita, KS
- #7 of 8 dialysis centers
- Rank in Kansas
- #53 of 58 scored centers
- County
- Sedgwick
- ESRD Network
- Network 12 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 of 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.7 | 23 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 160.3 | 127.5 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.6% | 25.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.1 | 31.1 | 32.5 | About the same |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.7 | 0.99 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.76 | 1.16 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 56.6% | 67% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 13.1% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.33 | 0.88 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11.7% | 11.6% | 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 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 74 | 84 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 83 | 90 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 84 | 91 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 36 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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90/ 100
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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
89/ 100
DaVita East Wichita Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
87/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care- Wichita East
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
46/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Wichita Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Wichita Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 172503) has been Medicare-certified since 1986-08-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Wichita Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Wichita Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 23 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Wichita Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Wichita Dialysis Center scores 12/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 12% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #53 of 58 scored centers in Kansas. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Wichita Dialysis Center?
DaVita Wichita Dialysis Center 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 Wichita Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.