North Davidson Dialysis Center of Wake Forest University
✓ In-center✓ PD
90/ 100
Northside Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 500 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston Salem, NC 27105
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
15/ 100
Poor
Better than 15% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Wake Forest University · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 45 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2001-10-19 · CCN 342612
- Rank in Winston Salem, NC
- #5 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in North Carolina
- #204 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Forsyth
- 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 4 of 15 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.2 | 22.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 162.2 | 130.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.9% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 41 | 30.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 0.97 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57.7% | 59% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 29% | 15.8% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 97.5% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 90% | 95.2% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 13% | 19% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0.27 | 0.92 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.4% | 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 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 70 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 86 | 86 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 87 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 54 completed interviews (20% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Limited data (7 measures)
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Frequently asked questions
Is Northside Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Northside Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 342612) has been Medicare-certified since 2001-10-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Northside Dialysis Center offer?
Northside Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 45 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Northside Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Northside Dialysis Center scores 15/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 15% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #204 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Northside Dialysis Center?
Northside Dialysis Center is operated by Wake Forest University and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Northside Dialysis Center or Wake Forest University. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.