DaVita Soundview Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
95/ 100
DaVita Laconia Dialysis
Dialysis center · 3440 Boston Road, Bronx, NY 10469
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 1★
17/ 100
Poor
Better than 17% 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 2019-02-26 · CCN 332786
- Rank in Bronx, NY
- #27 of 36 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #271 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 9 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 7.5 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 206.7 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.9% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.16 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.65 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.54 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 71.7% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 11% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.3% | 20.8% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 75 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 74 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 71 | 78 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 75 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 78 | 88 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 75 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 47 completed interviews (29% 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 Laconia Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Laconia Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 332786) has been Medicare-certified since 2019-02-26, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Laconia Dialysis offer?
DaVita Laconia Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Laconia Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Laconia Dialysis scores 17/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 17% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #271 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Laconia Dialysis?
DaVita Laconia Dialysis 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 Laconia Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.