Dialyze Direct, Cheltenham Outpatient Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
13/ 100
DaVita Cheltenham Dialysis
Dialysis center · 133 Cheltenham Avenue, Cheltenham, PA 19012
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 1★
15/ 100
Poor
Better than 15% 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
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2013-07-16 · CCN 392810
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #251 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Montgomery
- ESRD Network
- Network 4 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.8 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 166.3 | 149 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.2% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.1 | 28 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.4 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.68 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 39.1% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 26% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.86 | 1.42 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 38.5% | 21.8% | 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 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 65 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 72 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 71 | 81 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 70 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 80 | 88 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 81 | 89 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 30 completed interviews (21% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Northern Philadelphia Dialysis
✓ In-center
92/ 100
DaVita NE Philadelphia Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
91/ 100
FKC Northeast Philadelphia
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
52/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Cheltenham Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Cheltenham Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 392810) has been Medicare-certified since 2013-07-16, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Cheltenham Dialysis offer?
DaVita Cheltenham Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Cheltenham Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Cheltenham Dialysis scores 15/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 15% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #251 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Cheltenham Dialysis?
DaVita Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.