FKC - Lake Charles Home
✓ PD✓ Home HD
67/ 100
DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis
Dialysis center · 300 18th St, Lake Charles, LA 70601
CMS star rating
6/ 100
Poor
Better than 6% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1996-03-11 · CCN 192597
- Rank in Lake Charles, LA
- #3 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #150 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Calcasieu
- ESRD Network
- Network 13 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 4 of 11 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.8 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 138.2 | 147.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.1% | 27% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 53.8 | 34.4 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.9 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.74 | 1.18 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.52 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 41.9% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 16% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.46 | 1.06 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.7% | 15.4% | 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 Lake Charles
FKC - East Lake Charles
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
50/ 100
Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
2/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FKC - Calcasieu Parish
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
5/ 100
FKC Orange
✓ In-center
6/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 192597) has been Medicare-certified since 1996-03-11, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis offer?
DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis scores 6/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 6% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #150 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis?
DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis 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 Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.