DaVita Brooklyn Community Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
100/ 100
Brooklyn Garden Dialysis
Dialysis center · 835 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233
CMS star rating
42/ 100
Average
Better than 42% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 15 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2020-12-03 · CCN 332820
- Rank in Brooklyn, NY
- #29 of 47 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #206 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Kings
- 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 12 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.6 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 183.1 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.8% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.27 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.21 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 54.9% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 91% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 9% | 3.1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 14% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 17% | 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)
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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brooklyn Garden Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. Brooklyn Garden Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 332820) has been Medicare-certified since 2020-12-03, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Brooklyn Garden Dialysis offer?
Brooklyn Garden Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 15 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Brooklyn Garden Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
Brooklyn Garden Dialysis scores 42/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 42% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #206 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Brooklyn Garden Dialysis?
Brooklyn Garden Dialysis is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain 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 Brooklyn Garden Dialysis. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.