RAI - Airline-Portsmouth 7253
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
18/ 100
DaVita Greater Portsmouth Dialysis
Dialysis center · 3110 High St, Portsmouth, VA 23707
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
8/ 100
Poor
Better than 8% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 36 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2003-05-01 · CCN 492618
- Rank in Portsmouth, VA
- #2 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Virginia
- #173 of 202 scored centers
- County
- Portsmouth 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 3 of 11 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.4 | 23.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 117.2 | 134.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 11.4% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 47 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.63 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.04 | 1.17 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.09 | 1.23 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 46.3% | 55.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 20% | 20.5% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.51 | 1.24 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 14.1% | 18.2% | 16.5% | Worse |
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 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 76 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 74 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 78 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 81 | 82 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 78 | 86 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 80 | 87 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 42 completed interviews (21% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Limited data (6 measures)
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Greater Portsmouth Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Greater Portsmouth Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 492618) has been Medicare-certified since 2003-05-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Greater Portsmouth Dialysis offer?
DaVita Greater Portsmouth Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 36 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Greater Portsmouth Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Greater Portsmouth Dialysis scores 8/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 8% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #173 of 202 scored centers in Virginia. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Greater Portsmouth Dialysis?
DaVita Greater Portsmouth 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 Greater Portsmouth Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.