DaVita Nola Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
91/ 100
DCI - New Orleans East
Dialysis center · 2077 Caton Street, Suite a, New Orleans, LA 70122
CMS star rating
85/ 100
Excellent
Better than 85% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-09-22 · CCN 192625
- Rank in New Orleans, LA
- #3 of 16 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #25 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Orleans
- 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 11 of 14 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 14.4 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 113.5 | 147.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 14.2% | 27% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.46 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.52 | 1.18 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.39 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 16% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 97.6% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 94% | 94.9% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 5% | 1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 15% | 18% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.6 | 1.06 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 21.6% | 15.4% | 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)
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 DCI - New Orleans East Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI - New Orleans East (CMS Certification Number 192625) has been Medicare-certified since 1999-09-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI - New Orleans East offer?
DCI - New Orleans East reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI - New Orleans East compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI - New Orleans East scores 85/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 85% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #25 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI - New Orleans East?
DCI - New Orleans East is operated by Dialysis Clinic, Inc. and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with DCI - New Orleans East or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.