DaVita Spencer Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
65/ 100
DaVita Dialysis Care of Rowan County
Dialysis center · 111 Dorsett Drive, Salisbury, NC 28144
CMS star rating
52/ 100
Average
Better than 52% 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
- 33 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1989-07-31 · CCN 342546
- Rank in North Carolina
- #112 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Rowan
- 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 7 of 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.7 | 22.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 162.6 | 130.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 14% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 38.2 | 30.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.79 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 0.97 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 73.2% | 59% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 15.8% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.28 | 0.92 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.2% | 16.7% | 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 DaVita Dialysis Care of Rowan County Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Dialysis Care of Rowan County (CMS Certification Number 342546) has been Medicare-certified since 1989-07-31, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Dialysis Care of Rowan County offer?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Rowan County reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 33 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Dialysis Care of Rowan County compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Rowan County scores 52/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 52% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #112 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Dialysis Care of Rowan County?
DaVita Dialysis Care of Rowan 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 Rowan County or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.