FKC Liberty Dialysis Banksville
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
93/ 100
DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis
Dialysis center · 7714 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
78/ 100
Above average
Better than 78% 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 2008-07-07 · CCN 392748
- Rank in Pittsburgh, PA
- #3 of 19 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #78 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 7 of 10 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 12.1 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 109.7 | 149 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.8% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33 | 28 | 32.5 | About the same |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.49 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.9 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.76 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.2% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 21.7% | 19% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.3% | 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 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 86 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 83 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 86 | 81 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 87 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 89 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 37 completed interviews (32% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
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Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 392748) has been Medicare-certified since 2008-07-07, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis offer?
DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis 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 East End Pittsburgh Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis scores 78/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 78% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #78 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis?
DaVita East End Pittsburgh 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 East End Pittsburgh Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.