USRC Tonawanda Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
89/ 100
DaVita Northtowns Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 4041 Delaware Avenue, Ste 150, Tonawanda, NY 14150
CMS star rating
3/ 100
Poor
Better than 3% 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
- 18 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-07-10 · CCN 332597
- Rank in Tonawanda, NY
- #4 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #314 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Erie
- 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 2 of 10 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.9 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 174.9 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36.2% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 65.3 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.32 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.47 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.06 | 0.9 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 42.5% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 35% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 17.3% | 20.8% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 Northtowns Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Northtowns Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 332597) has been Medicare-certified since 1999-07-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Northtowns Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Northtowns Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 18 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Northtowns Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Northtowns Dialysis Center scores 3/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 3% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #314 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Northtowns Dialysis Center?
DaVita Northtowns 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 Northtowns Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.