Alaris Health Dialysis at Hamilton Park
✓ In-center
48/ 100
DaVita Jersey City Summit
Dialysis center · 414 Summit Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
84/ 100
Excellent
Better than 84% 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
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-03-13 · CCN 312671
- Rank in Jersey City, NJ
- #1 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in New Jersey
- #73 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Hudson
- ESRD Network
- Network 3 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 9 of 11 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.3 | 19.7 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 136.8 | 148.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.2% | 27.2% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 55.9 | 26.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.13 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.56 | 0.85 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 66.9% | 58.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 15% | 14.4% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.09 | 1.57 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24% | 22.2% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 83 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 80 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 81 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 86 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 89 | 89 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 89 | 90 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 41 completed interviews (25% 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 Jersey City Summit Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Jersey City Summit (CMS Certification Number 312671) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-03-13, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Jersey City Summit offer?
DaVita Jersey City Summit reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Jersey City Summit compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Jersey City Summit scores 84/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 84% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #73 of 185 scored centers in New Jersey. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Jersey City Summit?
DaVita Jersey City Summit 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 Jersey City Summit or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.