DaVita Olympic View Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
96/ 100
NKC Rainier Beach Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 4401 S. Trenton St, Seattle, WA 98118
CMS star rating
43/ 100
Average
Better than 43% 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
- 19 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2020-03-03 · CCN 502601
- Rank in Seattle, WA
- #4 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Washington
- #60 of 107 scored centers
- County
- King
- 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 5 of 14 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.3 | 21.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 112.3 | 126.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.5% | 23.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 41 | 28.5 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.71 | 0.49 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.61 | 1.21 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.8 | 1.28 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52% | 64.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 18.3% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 98.1% | 97% | About the same |
| 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) | 28% | 21.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.79 | 0.75 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.1% | 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 NKC Rainier Beach Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. NKC Rainier Beach Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 502601) has been Medicare-certified since 2020-03-03, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does NKC Rainier Beach Kidney Center offer?
NKC Rainier Beach Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 19 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does NKC Rainier Beach Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
NKC Rainier Beach Kidney Center scores 43/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 43% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #60 of 107 scored centers in Washington. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns NKC Rainier Beach Kidney Center?
NKC Rainier Beach 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 Rainier Beach Kidney Center or Northwest Kidney Centers. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.