Fmc- Westerville Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
65/ 100
DaVita Park Side Dialysis
Dialysis center · 241 W. Schrock Road, Westerville, OH 43081
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
89/ 100
Excellent
Better than 89% 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
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2012-09-06 · CCN 362783
- Rank in Westerville, OH
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Ohio
- #22 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Franklin
- 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 8 of 11 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.7 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 115.8 | 152.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.4% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27 | 33.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| 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 | 0.69 | 1.02 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 60.8% | 54.3% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 21.4% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 1.23 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.2% | 12.7% | 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 | 81 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 81 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 89 | 81 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 90 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 91 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 39 completed interviews (31% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Park Side Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Park Side Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 362783) has been Medicare-certified since 2012-09-06, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Park Side Dialysis offer?
DaVita Park Side Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 25 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Park Side Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Park Side Dialysis scores 89/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 89% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #22 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Park Side Dialysis?
DaVita Park Side 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 Park Side Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.