Long Island Community Hospital - West Main St
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
38/ 100
DaVita Medford Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 1725 North Ocean Avenue, Medford, NY 11763
CMS star rating
85/ 100
Excellent
Better than 85% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 10 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-10-28 · CCN 332555
- Rank in New York
- #77 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Suffolk
- 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 10 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.4 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 172.3 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.4% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.8 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.03 | 0.36 | 1 | About the same |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.47 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.67 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 71.4% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 10% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 22.7% | 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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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Medford Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Medford Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 332555) has been Medicare-certified since 1994-10-28, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Medford Kidney Center offer?
DaVita Medford Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 10 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Medford Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Medford Kidney Center scores 85/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 85% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #77 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Medford Kidney Center?
DaVita Medford Kidney 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 Medford Kidney Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.