DaVita Rockland County Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
76/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care of Valley Cottage
Dialysis center · 131 Route 303, Valley Cottage, NY 10989
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
84/ 100
Excellent
Better than 84% 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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 18 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1997-10-08 · CCN 332572
- Rank in New York
- #80 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Rockland
- 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 11 of 15 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.2 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 117.1 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.3% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.2 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.24 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.95 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 72.2% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 11% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 93% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 77% | 85.1% | 92% | Worse |
| 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) | 16% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.13 | 1.36 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 22.3% | 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 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 83 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 86 | 82 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 82 | 78 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 92 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 51 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care of Valley Cottage Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care of Valley Cottage (CMS Certification Number 332572) has been Medicare-certified since 1997-10-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care of Valley Cottage offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care of Valley Cottage reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 18 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care of Valley Cottage compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care of Valley Cottage scores 84/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 84% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #80 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care of Valley Cottage?
Fresenius Kidney Care of Valley Cottage 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 Fresenius Kidney Care of Valley Cottage or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.