DaVita Brooklyn Community Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
100/ 100
Bushwick Center for Renal Dialysis, LLC
Dialysis center · 51 Georgia Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
27/ 100
Below average
Better than 27% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-06-13 · CCN 332712
- Rank in Brooklyn, NY
- #35 of 47 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #244 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 13 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.4 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 190.4 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.2% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 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 | 0.64 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.9% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| 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) | 95% | 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) | 22% | 14.8% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| 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)
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 | 59 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 85 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 63 | 78 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 65 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 38 completed interviews (18% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bushwick Center for Renal Dialysis, LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. Bushwick Center for Renal Dialysis, LLC (CMS Certification Number 332712) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-06-13, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Bushwick Center for Renal Dialysis, LLC offer?
Bushwick Center for Renal Dialysis, LLC reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Bushwick Center for Renal Dialysis, LLC compare to other dialysis centers?
Bushwick Center for Renal Dialysis, LLC scores 27/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 27% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #244 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Bushwick Center for Renal Dialysis, LLC?
Bushwick Center for Renal Dialysis, LLC 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 Bushwick Center for Renal Dialysis, LLC. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.