FMC - Brunswick Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
36/ 100
DaVita Kidney Center of Brunswick
Dialysis center · 3812 Center Road, Suite 101, Brunswick, OH 44212
CMS star rating
30/ 100
Below average
Better than 30% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-05-22 · CCN 362809
- Rank in Ohio
- #184 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Medina
- ESRD Network
- Network 9 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 of 9 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.1 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 184 | 152.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.3% | 27.5% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.07 | 1.02 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 60.3% | 54.3% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 28% | 21.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15% | 12.7% | 16.5% | Worse |
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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✓ In-center
9/ 100
Limited data (7 measures)
DaVita Middleburg Heights Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
75/ 100
Center for Dialysis Care Middleburg Heights
✓ In-center✓ PD
30/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Kidney Center of Brunswick Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Kidney Center of Brunswick (CMS Certification Number 362809) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-05-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Kidney Center of Brunswick offer?
DaVita Kidney Center of Brunswick reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Kidney Center of Brunswick compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Kidney Center of Brunswick scores 30/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 30% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #184 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Kidney Center of Brunswick?
DaVita Kidney Center of Brunswick 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 Kidney Center of Brunswick or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.