DaVita Brooklyn Community Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
100/ 100
Ditmas Park Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 569 East 21st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 1★
5/ 100
Poor
Better than 5% 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
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2020-05-18 · CCN 332809
- Rank in Brooklyn, NY
- #41 of 47 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #307 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 4 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 | 26.1 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 185.1 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.8% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 85.2 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.99 | 0.81 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| 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) | 15% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 80% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 10% | 3.1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 9% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 17.5% | 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 | 67 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 72 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 78 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 73 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 78 | 88 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 80 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 30 completed interviews (22% 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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Frequently asked questions
Is Ditmas Park Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Ditmas Park Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 332809) has been Medicare-certified since 2020-05-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Ditmas Park Dialysis Center offer?
Ditmas Park Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Ditmas Park Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Ditmas Park Dialysis Center scores 5/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 5% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #307 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Ditmas Park Dialysis Center?
Ditmas Park Dialysis Center 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 Ditmas Park Dialysis Center. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.