FMC St. Joseph's - Cortland
✓ In-center
93/ 100
DaVita Ithaca Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 201 Dates Drive, Suite 206, Ithaca, NY 14850
CMS star rating
32/ 100
Below average
Better than 32% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1988-11-17 · CCN 332536
- Rank in New York
- #234 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Tompkins
- 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 | 29.4 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 194 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36.3% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.3 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.56 | 0.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.8 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.3% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 20.2% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.25 | 1.36 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 25% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Ithaca Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Ithaca Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 332536) has been Medicare-certified since 1988-11-17, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Ithaca Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Ithaca Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Ithaca Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Ithaca Dialysis Center scores 32/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 32% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #234 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Ithaca Dialysis Center?
DaVita Ithaca 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 Ithaca Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.