DaVita Brooklyn Community Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
100/ 100
Brooklyn Hospital Center II
Dialysis center · 218 Myrtle Avenue, Dialysis Unit, Brooklyn, NY 11201
CMS star rating
61/ 100
Above average
Better than 61% 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
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1996-08-09 · CCN 333515
- Rank in Brooklyn, NY
- #21 of 47 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #146 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 6 of 13 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 139.7 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.2% | 28.4% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.5 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.44 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 56.1% | 62.4% | 57.1% | About the same |
| 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) | 28% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 3.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 30% | 14.8% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.66 | 1.36 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.8% | 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 Hospital Center II Medicare-certified?
Yes. Brooklyn Hospital Center II (CMS Certification Number 333515) has been Medicare-certified since 1996-08-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Brooklyn Hospital Center II offer?
Brooklyn Hospital Center II reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 25 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Brooklyn Hospital Center II compare to other dialysis centers?
Brooklyn Hospital Center II scores 61/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 61% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #146 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Brooklyn Hospital Center II?
Brooklyn Hospital Center II 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 Brooklyn Hospital Center II. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.