Fresenius Kidney Care Nashua Court
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
DaVita Downtown Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 821 N Eutaw St, Ste 401, Baltimore, MD 21201
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 1★
4/ 100
Poor
Better than 4% 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
- 31 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1986-10-01 · CCN 212522
- Rank in Baltimore, MD
- #30 of 32 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #155 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 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 | 19.7 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 166.6 | 115.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.3% | 24.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 10 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.3 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.84 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 48.1% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 19% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.61 | 0.91 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.3% | 18.4% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 72 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 71 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 63 | 76 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 77 | 83 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 75 | 85 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 77 | 86 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 57 completed interviews (27% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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80/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway Street
✓ In-center
79/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Downtown Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Downtown Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 212522) has been Medicare-certified since 1986-10-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Downtown Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Downtown Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 31 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Downtown Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Downtown Dialysis Center scores 4/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 4% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #155 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Downtown Dialysis Center?
DaVita Downtown 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 Downtown Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.