FKC Liberty Dialysis Banksville
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
93/ 100
DaVita Northside Dialysis
Dialysis center · 930 Madison Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
9/ 100
Poor
Better than 9% 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
- 23 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2010-09-01 · CCN 392769
- Rank in Pittsburgh, PA
- #13 of 19 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #260 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 4 of 10 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.3 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 191.3 | 149 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.2% | 27.6% | 27.2% | 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 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.33 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47.5% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 35% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.1 | 1.42 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.1% | 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 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 77 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 72 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 76 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 82 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 80 | 88 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 80 | 89 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 31 completed interviews (25% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Pittsburgh
FKC Shaler
✓ In-center
92/ 100
DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
78/ 100
FKC Penn Hills
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
76/ 100
DCI North Hills
✓ In-center
65/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Northside Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Northside Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 392769) has been Medicare-certified since 2010-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Northside Dialysis offer?
DaVita Northside Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 23 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Northside Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Northside Dialysis scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #260 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Northside Dialysis?
DaVita Northside 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 Northside Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.