DaVita Sandhills Dialysis
✓ In-center
24/ 100
DaVita Dialysis Care of Richmond County
Dialysis center · 771 Cheraw Road, Hamlet, NC 28345
CMS star rating
56/ 100
Average
Better than 56% 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 1988-10-11 · CCN 342539
- Rank in North Carolina
- #96 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Richmond
- 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 6 of 10 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.4 | 22.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 94.2 | 130.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.6% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.6 | 30.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.21 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.96 | 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 | 0.88 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 50.2% | 59% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 8% | 15.8% | 19% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.8% | 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)
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
Dialysis centers nearby
Fresenius Medical Care Cheraw
✓ In-center
35/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Bennettsville
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
13/ 100
DaVita McColl Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
37/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Dialysis Care of Richmond County Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Dialysis Care of Richmond County (CMS Certification Number 342539) has been Medicare-certified since 1988-10-11, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Dialysis Care of Richmond County offer?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Richmond 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 Richmond County compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Richmond County scores 56/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 56% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #96 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Dialysis Care of Richmond County?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Richmond 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 Richmond County or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.