DaVita Federal Way Community Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
91/ 100
NKC Fife Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 6021 12th Street E, Suite 110, Fife, WA 98424
CMS star rating
8/ 100
Poor
Better than 8% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Northwest Kidney Centers · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 10 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2019-02-22 · CCN 502597
- Rank in Washington
- #98 of 107 scored centers
- County
- Pierce
- ESRD Network
- Network 16 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 of 12 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.4 | 21.5 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 199.7 | 126.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.4% | 23.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1 | 0.49 | 1 | About the same |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.83 | 1.21 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.05 | 1.28 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.4% | 64.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 18.3% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 98.1% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 38% | 21.9% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5.2% | 11.8% | 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)
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
Dialysis centers nearby
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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
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Frequently asked questions
Is NKC Fife Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. NKC Fife Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 502597) has been Medicare-certified since 2019-02-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does NKC Fife Kidney Center offer?
NKC Fife Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 10 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does NKC Fife Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
NKC Fife Kidney Center scores 8/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 8% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #98 of 107 scored centers in Washington. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns NKC Fife Kidney Center?
NKC Fife Kidney Center is operated by Northwest Kidney Centers 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 NKC Fife Kidney Center or Northwest Kidney Centers. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.