FKC Hazleton
✓ In-center
98/ 100
DaVita St Luke's Tamaqua Dialysis
Dialysis center · 1215 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252
CMS star rating
5/ 100
Poor
Better than 5% 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
- 8 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2003-12-29 · CCN 392708
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #268 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Schuylkill
- 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 2 of 9 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 204.3 | 149 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.7% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.32 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.29 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.3 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 43.2% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 25% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15% | 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)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
Dialysis centers nearby
FKC Carbon County
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
53/ 100
Innovative Renal Care Greater Hazleton
✓ In-center✓ PD
84/ 100
FKC Pottsville
✓ In-center✓ PD
50/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita St Luke's Tamaqua Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita St Luke's Tamaqua Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 392708) has been Medicare-certified since 2003-12-29, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita St Luke's Tamaqua Dialysis offer?
DaVita St Luke's Tamaqua Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 8 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita St Luke's Tamaqua Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita St Luke's Tamaqua Dialysis scores 5/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 5% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #268 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita St Luke's Tamaqua Dialysis?
DaVita St Luke's Tamaqua 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 St Luke's Tamaqua Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.