DaVita North Charleston Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
50/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care North Charleston
Dialysis center · 2450 Elms Center Road, North Charleston, SC 29406
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
4/ 100
Poor
Better than 4% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1982-11-15 · CCN 422516
- Rank in North Charleston, SC
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in South Carolina
- #139 of 147 scored centers
- County
- Charleston
- ESRD Network
- Network 6 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 2 of 14 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.7 | 23.6 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 170.7 | 143.5 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.2% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 61.4 | 37.1 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.6 | 0.34 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 1.1 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 42.8% | 50.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 12.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 97.1% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 25% | 17.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.21 | 1.03 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 18.4% | 16% | 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 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 79 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 80 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 72 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 84 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 86 | 86 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 87 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 33 completed interviews (22% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in North Charleston
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Goose Creek Dialysis
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77/ 100
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50/ 100
DCI Archdale
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
13/ 100
98/ 100
Limited data (7 measures)
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care North Charleston Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care North Charleston (CMS Certification Number 422516) has been Medicare-certified since 1982-11-15, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care North Charleston offer?
Fresenius Medical Care North Charleston reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care North Charleston compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care North Charleston scores 4/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 4% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #139 of 147 scored centers in South Carolina. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care North Charleston?
Fresenius Medical Care North Charleston is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 Fresenius Medical Care North Charleston or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.