DaVita Willow Grove Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
80/ 100
DaVita Abington
Dialysis center · 3940-A Commerce Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
96/ 100
Excellent
Better than 96% 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
- 22 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1996-06-17 · CCN 392614
- Rank in Willow Grove, PA
- #1 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #12 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 9 of 11 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.1 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 146.2 | 149 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.9% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.2 | 28 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.12 | 0.41 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.38 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.64 | 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) | 13% | 21.7% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.37 | 1.42 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 36.2% | 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 3 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 83 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 85 | 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 | 92 | 88 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 94 | 89 | 88 | Better |
Based on 48 completed interviews (35% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Willow Grove
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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
59/ 100
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Abington Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Abington (CMS Certification Number 392614) has been Medicare-certified since 1996-06-17, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Abington offer?
DaVita Abington reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 22 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Abington compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Abington scores 96/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 96% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #12 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Abington?
DaVita Abington 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 Abington or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.