DaVita Brooklyn Community Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
100/ 100
New York Akc, Inc
Dialysis center · 2701 Emmons Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11235
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 5★
98/ 100
Excellent
Better than 98% 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
- 62 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-03-27 · CCN 332622
- Rank in Brooklyn, NY
- #4 of 47 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #18 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 11 of 14 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.6 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 117.6 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.7% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.5 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.42 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.61 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.74 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Better than Expected | 79.7% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 11% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| 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) | 15% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.45 | 1.36 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.3% | 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 6 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 92 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 89 | 82 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 86 | 78 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 90 | 84 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 96 | 88 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 98 | 88 | 88 | Better |
Based on 58 completed interviews (13% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is New York Akc, Inc Medicare-certified?
Yes. New York Akc, Inc (CMS Certification Number 332622) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-03-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does New York Akc, Inc offer?
New York Akc, Inc reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 62 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does New York Akc, Inc compare to other dialysis centers?
New York Akc, Inc scores 98/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 98% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #18 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns New York Akc, Inc?
New York Akc, Inc 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 New York Akc, Inc. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.