FKC Penn Hills
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
76/ 100
DaVita Penn Hills Dialysis
Dialysis center · 202 Rodi Road, Penn Hills, PA 15235
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
36/ 100
Below average
Better than 36% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2012-10-26 · CCN 392798
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #207 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Allegheny
- 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 6 of 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 11.5 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 146.6 | 149 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.4% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.7 | 28 | 32.5 | Worse |
| 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 | 1.14 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.51 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 68.6% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 21.7% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1.42 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 14.1% | 21.8% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 73 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 79 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 76 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 74 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 85 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 86 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 40 completed interviews (27% 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 Penn Hills Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Penn Hills Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 392798) has been Medicare-certified since 2012-10-26, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Penn Hills Dialysis offer?
DaVita Penn Hills Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 25 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Penn Hills Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Penn Hills Dialysis scores 36/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 36% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #207 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Penn Hills Dialysis?
DaVita Penn Hills 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 Penn Hills Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.