FMC Kenvil
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
93/ 100
DaVita Renal Care of Newton
Dialysis center · Renal Center of Newton, 7 East Clinton Street, Newton, NJ 07860
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
87/ 100
Excellent
Better than 87% 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 2003-11-12 · CCN 312572
- Rank in New Jersey
- #63 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Sussex
- 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 | 18.6 | 19.7 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 138.7 | 148.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.8% | 27.2% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.4 | 26.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.55 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.58 | 0.83 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.45 | 0.85 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 76.5% | 58.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 8% | 14.4% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 3.79 | 1.57 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.3% | 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 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 87 | 83 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 79 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 84 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 88 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 84 | 89 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 86 | 90 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 43 completed interviews (27% 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 Renal Care of Newton Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Renal Care of Newton (CMS Certification Number 312572) has been Medicare-certified since 2003-11-12, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Renal Care of Newton offer?
DaVita Renal Care of Newton reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Renal Care of Newton compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Renal Care of Newton scores 87/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 87% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #63 of 185 scored centers in New Jersey. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Renal Care of Newton?
DaVita Renal Care of Newton 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 Renal Care of Newton or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.