DCI - Dialysis Clinic, Inc
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
34/ 100
DaVita Dialysis Care of Rutherford County
Dialysis center · 226 Commercial Drive, Forest City, NC 28043
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
10/ 100
Poor
Better than 10% 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
- 30 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-02-09 · CCN 342566
- Rank in North Carolina
- #216 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Rutherford
- ESRD Network
- Network 6 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 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 | 26.4 | 22.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 139.9 | 130.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.7% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 38.1 | 30.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.38 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61.1% | 59% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 20% | 15.8% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.04 | 0.92 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.8% | 16.7% | 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 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 67 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 78 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 76 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 68 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 83 | 86 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 86 | 87 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 38 completed interviews (22% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Dialysis Care of Rutherford County Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Dialysis Care of Rutherford County (CMS Certification Number 342566) has been Medicare-certified since 1994-02-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Dialysis Care of Rutherford County offer?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Rutherford County reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 30 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Dialysis Care of Rutherford County compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Rutherford County scores 10/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 10% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #216 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Dialysis Care of Rutherford County?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Rutherford County 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 Dialysis Care of Rutherford County or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.