DaVita Shelbyville Road Dialysis
✓ In-center
96/ 100
Pure Life Renal of Louisville
Dialysis center · 3935 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, KY 40220
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 5★
88/ 100
Excellent
Better than 88% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2020-10-08 · CCN 182645
- Rank in Louisville, KY
- #3 of 25 dialysis centers
- Rank in Kentucky
- #4 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 6 of 13 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.2 | 22.8 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 130 | 138.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.2% | 27% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.38 | 1.11 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.9 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.6% | 55.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 32% | 17.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 87% | 97.2% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 95% | 91.8% | 92% | Better |
| 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) | 19% | 19.4% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.74 | 0.85 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 20% | 11.9% | 16.5% | Better |
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 6 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 95 | 82 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 93 | 83 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 89 | 82 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 97 | 85 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 96 | 89 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 98 | 90 | 88 | Better |
Based on 31 completed interviews (27% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pure Life Renal of Louisville Medicare-certified?
Yes. Pure Life Renal of Louisville (CMS Certification Number 182645) has been Medicare-certified since 2020-10-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Pure Life Renal of Louisville offer?
Pure Life Renal of Louisville reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Pure Life Renal of Louisville compare to other dialysis centers?
Pure Life Renal of Louisville scores 88/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 88% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #4 of 118 scored centers in Kentucky. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Pure Life Renal of Louisville?
Pure Life Renal of Louisville 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 Pure Life Renal of Louisville. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.