Fresenius Kidney Care Nashua Court
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
DaVita Good Samaritan Dialysis
Dialysis center · 5601 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21239
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
23/ 100
Below average
Better than 23% 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
- 53 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-10-13 · CCN 212722
- Rank in Baltimore, MD
- #18 of 32 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #129 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 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.2 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 126.3 | 115.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.9% | 24.2% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 46.1 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.13 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.89 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.92 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 53.7% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 19% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0.27 | 0.91 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.6% | 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 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 83 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 74 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 71 | 76 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 83 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 82 | 85 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 84 | 86 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 65 completed interviews (22% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Baltimore
Fresenius Medical Care Franklin Square Home
✓ PD✓ Home HD
98/ 100
DaVita Loch Raven Dialysis
✓ In-center
87/ 100
FMC - Cross Keys
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
80/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway Street
✓ In-center
79/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Good Samaritan Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Good Samaritan Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 212722) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-10-13, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Good Samaritan Dialysis offer?
DaVita Good Samaritan Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 53 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Good Samaritan Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Good Samaritan Dialysis scores 23/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 23% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #129 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Good Samaritan Dialysis?
DaVita Good Samaritan 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 Good Samaritan Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.