Puget Sound Kidney Centers-Lakewood
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
23/ 100
DaVita Lakewood Community Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 6111 Lakewood Towne Ctr Blvd SW, Ste F-1, Lakewood, WA 98499
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
29/ 100
Below average
Better than 29% 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
- 27 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1997-02-14 · CCN 502519
- Rank in Lakewood, WA
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Washington
- #75 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 4 of 11 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.2 | 21.5 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 175 | 126.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 39% | 23.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.5 | 28.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.22 | 0.49 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.92 | 1.21 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.14 | 1.28 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.4% | 64.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 26% | 18.3% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.51 | 0.75 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.7% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 86 | 84 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 82 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 80 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 86 | 87 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 88 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 87 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 47 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Lakewood
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Lakewood Community Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Lakewood Community Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 502519) has been Medicare-certified since 1997-02-14, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Lakewood Community Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Lakewood Community Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 27 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Lakewood Community Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Lakewood Community Dialysis Center scores 29/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 29% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #75 of 107 scored centers in Washington. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Lakewood Community Dialysis Center?
DaVita Lakewood Community Dialysis Center 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 Lakewood Community Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.