DaVita Suburban Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
47/ 100
DaVita Cleve Hill Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 3520 Main Street Suite 400, Amherst, NY 14226
CMS star rating
6/ 100
Poor
Better than 6% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2005-08-01 · CCN 332649
- Rank in Amherst, NY
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #305 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Erie
- ESRD Network
- Network 2 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 of 11 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.6 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 172.4 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.3% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 84.8 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.26 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.22 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49.7% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 40% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.11 | 1.36 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.2% | 20.8% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Amherst
Dialysis centers nearby
USRC Amherst Dialysis
✓ In-center
66/ 100
Erie County Medical Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
41/ 100
USRC West Cheektowaga
✓ In-center
82/ 100
USRC Tonawanda Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
89/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Cleve Hill Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Cleve Hill Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 332649) has been Medicare-certified since 2005-08-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Cleve Hill Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Cleve Hill Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Cleve Hill Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Cleve Hill Dialysis Center scores 6/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 6% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #305 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Cleve Hill Dialysis Center?
DaVita Cleve Hill Dialysis Center 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 Cleve Hill Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.