DaVita Shelbyville Road Dialysis
✓ In-center
96/ 100
American Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 721 South Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40202
CMS star rating
8/ 100
Poor
Better than 8% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 3 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2011-05-10 · CCN 182612
- Rank in Louisville, KY
- #22 of 25 dialysis centers
- Rank in Kentucky
- #105 of 118 scored centers
- County
- Jefferson
- 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 3 of 15 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.5 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 189.8 | 138.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.1% | 27% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.6 | 29.5 | 32.5 | About the same |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.31 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.73 | 1.11 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.89 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47% | 55.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 17.5% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 93% | 97.2% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 70% | 91.8% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 19.4% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.85 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.8% | 11.9% | 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 American Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. American Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 182612) has been Medicare-certified since 2011-05-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does American Kidney Center offer?
American Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 3 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does American Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
American Kidney Center scores 8/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 8% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #105 of 118 scored centers in Kentucky. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns American Kidney Center?
American Kidney Center is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain 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 American Kidney Center. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.