DaVita Brooklyn Community Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
100/ 100
DaVita Utica Avenue Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 1305 Utica Ave, Empire State Dc, Brooklyn, NY 11203
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
33/ 100
Below average
Better than 33% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 30 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1995-05-03 · CCN 332556
- Rank in Brooklyn, NY
- #33 of 47 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #232 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 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.4 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 172.2 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.7% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 50.8 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.29 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 65% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 20% | 20.2% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 25.1% | 20.8% | 16.5% | Better |
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 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 77 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 80 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 79 | 78 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 84 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 85 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 80 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 53 completed interviews (24% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Brooklyn
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Fresenius Kidney Care Kings County South
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97/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Utica Avenue Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Utica Avenue Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 332556) has been Medicare-certified since 1995-05-03, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Utica Avenue Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Utica Avenue Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 30 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Utica Avenue Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Utica Avenue Dialysis Center scores 33/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 33% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #232 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Utica Avenue Dialysis Center?
DaVita Utica Avenue Dialysis Center 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 Utica Avenue Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.