Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
90/ 100
DaVita South County Dialysis
Dialysis center · 4145 Union Road, Saint Louis, MO 63129
CMS star rating
88/ 100
Excellent
Better than 88% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-05-01 · CCN 262574
- Rank in Saint Louis, MO
- #2 of 25 dialysis centers
- Rank in Missouri
- #8 of 145 scored centers
- County
- Saint Louis
- 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 6 of 10 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.1 | 21.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 100.1 | 143.5 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.3% | 28.3% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 10.1 | 32.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.32 | 0.92 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 46.4% | 52% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 20.2% | 19% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.2% | 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)
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 South County Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita South County Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 262574) has been Medicare-certified since 1999-05-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita South County Dialysis offer?
DaVita South County Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita South County Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita South County Dialysis scores 88/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 88% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #8 of 145 scored centers in Missouri. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita South County Dialysis?
DaVita South County 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 South County Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.