DaVita Battle Creek Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
78/ 100
FMC - Battle Creek South
Dialysis center · 2845 Capital Ave SW Ste 104, Battle Creek, MI 49015
CMS star rating
64/ 100
Above average
Better than 64% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · 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 1996-03-14 · CCN 232547
- Rank in Battle Creek, MI
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Michigan
- #80 of 210 scored centers
- County
- Calhoun
- ESRD Network
- Network 11 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 12 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.3 | 20.2 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 127.4 | 136.8 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21% | 26.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.35 | 0.39 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.03 | 0.94 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.72 | 0.96 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 68.4% | 52.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 9% | 18.4% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.4% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 0.9% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 21% | 17% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 9.2% | 13.2% | 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 Battle Creek
FMC - Battle Creek North
✓ In-center
72/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - Gull Road
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49/ 100
FMC - Kalamazoo East
✓ In-center
71/ 100
–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Battle Creek South Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Battle Creek South (CMS Certification Number 232547) has been Medicare-certified since 1996-03-14, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Battle Creek South offer?
FMC - Battle Creek South 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 FMC - Battle Creek South compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Battle Creek South scores 64/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 64% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #80 of 210 scored centers in Michigan. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Battle Creek South?
FMC - Battle Creek South is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 FMC - Battle Creek South or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.