DaVita South County Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
88/ 100
Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC
Dialysis center · 4100 Union Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63115
CMS star rating
90/ 100
Excellent
Better than 90% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- American Renal Associates · 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 2011-02-09 · CCN 262642
- Rank in Saint Louis, MO
- #1 of 25 dialysis centers
- Rank in Missouri
- #5 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 8 of 12 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19 | 21.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 125.4 | 143.5 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.3% | 28.3% | 27.2% | 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 | 0.66 | 0.92 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.36 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 54.9% | 52% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.1% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.3% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 10% | 18.4% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.9% | 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 Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC (CMS Certification Number 262642) has been Medicare-certified since 2011-02-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC offer?
Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC 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 Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC compare to other dialysis centers?
Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC scores 90/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 90% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #5 of 145 scored centers in Missouri. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC?
Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC is operated by American Renal Associates 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 Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC or American Renal Associates. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.