DaVita Charlottesville North Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
14/ 100
University of Virginia Hospital
Dialysis center · 1300 Jefferson Park Avenue, 5th Floor, Charlottesville, VA 22908
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
4/ 100
Poor
Better than 4% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- State Owned · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 38 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1977-09-01 · CCN 492301
- Rank in Charlottesville, VA
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Virginia
- #188 of 202 scored centers
- County
- Charlottesville City
- ESRD Network
- Network 5 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 4 of 15 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.9 | 23.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 144.6 | 134.1 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.8% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 47.9 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.44 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.03 | 1.17 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.74 | 1.23 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 32% | 55.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 52% | 20.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 91% | 96% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 85% | 87.3% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 4% | 3.6% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 17.4% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.36 | 1.24 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 21.5% | 18.2% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 79 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 75 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 76 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 80 | 82 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 80 | 86 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 83 | 87 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 32 completed interviews (21% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is University of Virginia Hospital Medicare-certified?
Yes. University of Virginia Hospital (CMS Certification Number 492301) has been Medicare-certified since 1977-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does University of Virginia Hospital offer?
University of Virginia Hospital reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 38 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does University of Virginia Hospital compare to other dialysis centers?
University of Virginia Hospital scores 4/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 4% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #188 of 202 scored centers in Virginia. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns University of Virginia Hospital?
University of Virginia Hospital is operated by State Owned 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 University of Virginia Hospital or State Owned. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.