FMC Tar River
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
39/ 100
DaVita Dialysis Care of Franklin County
Dialysis center · 1706 Nc Hwy 39 North, Louisburg, NC 27549
CMS star rating
42/ 100
Average
Better than 42% 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
- 28 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-07-08 · CCN 342571
- Rank in Louisburg, NC
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in North Carolina
- #140 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Franklin
- 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 5 of 9 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.8 | 22.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 110.7 | 130.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.9% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.22 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.18 | 0.97 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.42 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.7% | 59% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 15.8% | 19% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 9.8% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Louisburg
Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Dialysis Care of Franklin County Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Dialysis Care of Franklin County (CMS Certification Number 342571) has been Medicare-certified since 1994-07-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Dialysis Care of Franklin County offer?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Franklin County reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 28 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Dialysis Care of Franklin County compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Franklin County scores 42/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 42% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #140 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Dialysis Care of Franklin County?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Franklin 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 Franklin County or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.