Fresenius Medical Care Kanawha County
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
5/ 100
DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis
Dialysis center · 24 Maccorkle Ave SW, South Charleston, WV 25303
CMS star rating
25/ 100
Below average
Better than 25% 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
- 23 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-01-01 · CCN 512520
- Rank in West Virginia
- #18 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 4 of 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.2 | 21.2 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 163.5 | 162.4 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.4% | 29.3% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.3 | 46 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.76 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.79 | 0.99 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 1.1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 63.6% | 48.3% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 32.3% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1.18 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.3% | 9.5% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 512520) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-01-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis offer?
DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 23 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis scores 25/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 25% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #18 of 38 scored centers in West Virginia. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis?
DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis 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 Greater Charleston Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.