DaVita Lakewood Community Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
29/ 100
Puget Sound Kidney Centers-Lakewood
Dialysis center · 11950 47th Avenue SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
CMS star rating
23/ 100
Below average
Better than 23% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Puget Sound 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
- 30 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2020-01-24 · CCN 502600
- Rank in Lakewood, WA
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Washington
- #83 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 12 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.2 | 21.5 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 333.6 | 126.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30% | 23.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 3.26 | 0.49 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.71 | 1.21 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 1.28 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 73.1% | 64.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 8% | 18.3% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 98.1% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 21.9% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 1.7% | 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)
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 Puget Sound Kidney Centers-Lakewood Medicare-certified?
Yes. Puget Sound Kidney Centers-Lakewood (CMS Certification Number 502600) has been Medicare-certified since 2020-01-24, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Puget Sound Kidney Centers-Lakewood offer?
Puget Sound Kidney Centers-Lakewood reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 30 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Puget Sound Kidney Centers-Lakewood compare to other dialysis centers?
Puget Sound Kidney Centers-Lakewood scores 23/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 23% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #83 of 107 scored centers in Washington. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Puget Sound Kidney Centers-Lakewood?
Puget Sound Kidney Centers-Lakewood is operated by Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound Kidney Centers-Lakewood or Puget Sound Kidney Centers. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.