Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
90/ 100
Forest Park
Dialysis center · 4205 Forest Park Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108
CMS star rating
35/ 100
Below average
Better than 35% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 32 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1998-03-09 · CCN 262565
- Rank in Saint Louis, MO
- #18 of 25 dialysis centers
- Rank in Missouri
- #87 of 145 scored centers
- County
- Saint Louis City
- 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 7 of 15 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.5 | 21.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 121 | 143.5 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.1% | 28.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 46.9 | 32.5 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.48 | 0.92 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.64 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 39.4% | 52% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 96.1% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 79% | 94.1% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.3% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 18.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.06 | 1.22 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 22% | 15.6% | 16.5% | Better |
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 Forest Park Medicare-certified?
Yes. Forest Park (CMS Certification Number 262565) has been Medicare-certified since 1998-03-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Forest Park offer?
Forest Park reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 32 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Forest Park compare to other dialysis centers?
Forest Park scores 35/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 35% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #87 of 145 scored centers in Missouri. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Forest Park?
Forest Park is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Forest Park. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.