DaVita Sioux Falls Community Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
85/ 100
Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit
Dialysis center · 1205 S Grange Suite 201, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
CMS star rating
85/ 100
Excellent
Better than 85% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Sanford Health · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✗ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 0 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1977-08-08 · CCN 432303
- Rank in Sioux Falls, SD
- #1 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in South Dakota
- #8 of 25 scored centers
- County
- Minnehaha
- ESRD Network
- Network 11 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 9 of 13 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30 | 17.7 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 121.9 | 110.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.3% | 24.9% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.1 | 28.1 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 0.92 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 0.88 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57.7% | 68.8% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 15% | 16.8% | 19% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 98% | 94% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 0.6% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 7% | 14.1% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 3.55 | 2.01 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 55% | 24.2% | 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)
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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit Medicare-certified?
Yes. Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit (CMS Certification Number 432303) has been Medicare-certified since 1977-08-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit offer?
Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 0 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit compare to other dialysis centers?
Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit scores 85/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 85% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #8 of 25 scored centers in South Dakota. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit?
Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit is operated by Sanford Health and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit or Sanford Health. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.