DaVita Soundview Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
95/ 100
Cassena Kidney Care at Workmen’s Circle
Dialysis center · 3155 Grace Avenue, Bronx, NY 10469
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
11/ 100
Poor
Better than 11% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2013-07-10 · CCN 332695
- Rank in Bronx, NY
- #30 of 36 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #291 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Bronx
- 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 5 of 14 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.2 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 160.8 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.06 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 69% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 20.2% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 92% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 8% | 3.1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 8% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.35 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.7% | 20.8% | 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 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 79 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 75 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 74 | 78 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 82 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 84 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 83 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 39 completed interviews (16% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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91/ 100
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cassena Kidney Care at Workmen’s Circle Medicare-certified?
Yes. Cassena Kidney Care at Workmen’s Circle (CMS Certification Number 332695) has been Medicare-certified since 2013-07-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Cassena Kidney Care at Workmen’s Circle offer?
Cassena Kidney Care at Workmen’s Circle reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 21 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Cassena Kidney Care at Workmen’s Circle compare to other dialysis centers?
Cassena Kidney Care at Workmen’s Circle scores 11/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 11% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #291 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Cassena Kidney Care at Workmen’s Circle?
Cassena Kidney Care at Workmen’s Circle is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain 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 Cassena Kidney Care at Workmen’s Circle. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.