Fresenius Kidney Care Nashua Court
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
DaVita Bertha Sirk Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 5820 York Rd, Ste 10, Baltimore, MD 21212
CMS star rating
53/ 100
Average
Better than 53% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1991-06-01 · CCN 212543
- Rank in Baltimore, MD
- #8 of 32 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #80 of 166 scored centers
- County
- Baltimore City
- ESRD Network
- Network 5 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 10 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.9 | 21.2 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 148.2 | 115.3 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 11.6% | 24.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.9 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.39 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.21 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.57 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 46.4% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 19% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 18.2% | 18.4% | 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 DaVita Bertha Sirk Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Bertha Sirk Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 212543) has been Medicare-certified since 1991-06-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Bertha Sirk Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Bertha Sirk Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Bertha Sirk Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Bertha Sirk Dialysis Center scores 53/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 53% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #80 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Bertha Sirk Dialysis Center?
DaVita Bertha Sirk 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 Bertha Sirk Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.