FMC - Heritage Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
82/ 100
DaVita Center Ridge Dialysis
Dialysis center · 38630 Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville, OH 44039
CMS star rating
7/ 100
Poor
Better than 7% 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
- 14 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2012-01-05 · CCN 362776
- Rank in Ohio
- #256 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Lorain
- 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 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 188.4 | 152.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.6% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.64 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.04 | 1.02 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.44 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49.4% | 54.3% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 26% | 21.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Worse than Expected | 0% | 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
Fmc- Dialysis & Nephrology Assoc of NE Ohio
✓ PD✓ Home HD
52/ 100
Limited data (7 measures)
FMC - Renal Care Group Lorain County (Dsneo)
✓ In-center
80/ 100
FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
42/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Center Ridge Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Center Ridge Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 362776) has been Medicare-certified since 2012-01-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Center Ridge Dialysis offer?
DaVita Center Ridge Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 14 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Center Ridge Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Center Ridge Dialysis scores 7/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 7% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #256 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Center Ridge Dialysis?
DaVita Center Ridge Dialysis 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 Center Ridge Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.