DaVita Airways Dialysis
✓ In-center
88/ 100
DaVita Memphis Downtown Dialysis
Dialysis center · 2076 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104
CMS star rating
3/ 100
Poor
Better than 3% 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
- 28 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2008-12-17 · CCN 442682
- Rank in Memphis, TN
- #29 of 36 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #175 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Shelby
- ESRD Network
- Network 8 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 2 of 11 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.6 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 186.6 | 148.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.4% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 52.9 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.58 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.07 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 40.4% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 30% | 20.7% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.64 | 1.02 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.1% | 14.1% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 DaVita Memphis Downtown Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Memphis Downtown Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 442682) has been Medicare-certified since 2008-12-17, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Memphis Downtown Dialysis offer?
DaVita Memphis Downtown Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 28 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Memphis Downtown Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Memphis Downtown Dialysis scores 3/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 3% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #175 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Memphis Downtown Dialysis?
DaVita Memphis Downtown 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 Memphis Downtown Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.