DaVita Ithaca Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
32/ 100
FMC St. Joseph's - Cortland
Dialysis center · 3993 West Road, Cortland, NY 13045
CMS star rating
93/ 100
Excellent
Better than 93% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 10 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2009-07-01 · CCN 332668
- Rank in New York
- #46 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Cortland
- 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 10 of 13 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.5 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 106 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.1% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 67.2% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 93% | 97% | Better |
| 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) | 9% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 22.9% | 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)
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
Dialysis centers nearby
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✓ In-center
45/ 100
FMC St. Joseph's - Camillus
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
40/ 100
–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC St. Joseph's - Cortland Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC St. Joseph's - Cortland (CMS Certification Number 332668) has been Medicare-certified since 2009-07-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC St. Joseph's - Cortland offer?
FMC St. Joseph's - Cortland reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 10 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC St. Joseph's - Cortland compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC St. Joseph's - Cortland scores 93/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 93% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #46 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC St. Joseph's - Cortland?
FMC St. Joseph's - Cortland is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 FMC St. Joseph's - Cortland or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.