DaVita Staten Island Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
97/ 100
Staten Island Dialysis Clinic/ Akc
Dialysis center · 1550 Richmond Ave., Suite 101, Staten Island, NY 10314
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
98/ 100
Excellent
Better than 98% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 26 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1997-04-18 · CCN 332567
- Rank in Staten Island, NY
- #1 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #16 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Richmond
- 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 12 of 14 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.7 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 125.6 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.6% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.3 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.34 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| 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 | 0.62 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 69.2% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 93% | 97% | About the same |
| 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 |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.7 | 1.36 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 40% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 4 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 93 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 82 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 86 | 78 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 94 | 84 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 93 | 88 | 88 | Better |
Based on 66 completed interviews (31% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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84/ 100
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Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Bayonne
✓ In-center
88/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Staten Island Dialysis Clinic/ Akc Medicare-certified?
Yes. Staten Island Dialysis Clinic/ Akc (CMS Certification Number 332567) has been Medicare-certified since 1997-04-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Staten Island Dialysis Clinic/ Akc offer?
Staten Island Dialysis Clinic/ Akc reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 26 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Staten Island Dialysis Clinic/ Akc compare to other dialysis centers?
Staten Island Dialysis Clinic/ Akc scores 98/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 98% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #16 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Staten Island Dialysis Clinic/ Akc?
Staten Island Dialysis Clinic/ Akc is operated by Dialysis Clinic, Inc. 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 Staten Island Dialysis Clinic/ Akc or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.