DaVita Brooklyn Community Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
100/ 100
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
Dialysis center · 451 Clarkson Avenue, Dialysis Unit, Rm C6210, Brooklyn, NY 11203
CMS star rating
52/ 100
Average
Better than 52% 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
- 26 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1981-05-27 · CCN 332346
- Rank in Brooklyn, NY
- #28 of 47 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #177 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 7 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 | 16.3 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 132.6 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.4% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.47 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.71 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 46% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 40% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 57% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 35% | 3.1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 5% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 14.7% | 20.8% | 16.5% | Worse |
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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Fresenius Kidney Care Kings County South
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Frequently asked questions
Is NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County Medicare-certified?
Yes. NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County (CMS Certification Number 332346) has been Medicare-certified since 1981-05-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County offer?
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 26 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County compare to other dialysis centers?
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County scores 52/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 52% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #177 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County?
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County 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 NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.