Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
85/ 100
DaVita Swope Dialysis
Dialysis center · 4407 East 50th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64130
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
7/ 100
Poor
Better than 7% 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
- 19 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2012-10-19 · CCN 262651
- Rank in Kansas City, MO
- #10 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in Missouri
- #132 of 145 scored centers
- County
- Jackson
- ESRD Network
- Network 12 (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 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.4 | 21.5 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 191.1 | 143.5 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.8% | 28.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.2 | 32.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.35 | 0.92 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.94 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 56.7% | 52% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.2 | 1.22 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.3% | 15.6% | 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 | 67 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 78 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 68 | 80 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 70 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 85 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 84 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 49 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Kansas City
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✓ In-center
71/ 100
DaVita Blue Ridge Dialysis
✓ In-center
65/ 100
DaVita Shoal Creek Dialysis
✓ In-center
60/ 100
DaVita Platte Woods Dialysis
✓ In-center
55/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Swope Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Swope Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 262651) has been Medicare-certified since 2012-10-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Swope Dialysis offer?
DaVita Swope Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 19 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Swope Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Swope Dialysis scores 7/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 7% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #132 of 145 scored centers in Missouri. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Swope Dialysis?
DaVita Swope 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 Swope Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.