DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
25/ 100
BMA Charleston
Dialysis center · 2345 Chesterfield Ave, Charleston, WV 25304
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
21/ 100
Below average
Better than 21% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 32 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1980-04-01 · CCN 512503
- Rank in West Virginia
- #24 of 38 scored centers
- County
- Kanawha
- 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 2 of 15 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.2 | 21.2 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 171.8 | 162.4 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.7% | 29.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 79.9 | 46 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.08 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.67 | 0.99 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.04 | 1.1 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 45% | 48.3% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 40% | 32.3% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 97.4% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 90% | 96.6% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 0.9% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 24% | 19.2% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.95 | 1.18 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.8% | 9.5% | 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 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 87 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 81 | 84 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 75 | 81 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 90 | 85 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 89 | 89 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 91 | 90 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 45 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is BMA Charleston Medicare-certified?
Yes. BMA Charleston (CMS Certification Number 512503) has been Medicare-certified since 1980-04-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does BMA Charleston offer?
BMA Charleston reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 32 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does BMA Charleston compare to other dialysis centers?
BMA Charleston scores 21/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 21% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #24 of 38 scored centers in West Virginia. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns BMA Charleston?
BMA Charleston is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 BMA Charleston or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.