Davita Downtown Dialysis Center in Baltimore, Maryland - Dialysis Center

Davita Downtown Dialysis Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Baltimore, Maryland and it has 31 dialysis stations. It is located in Baltimore City county at 821 N Eutaw St, Baltimore, MD, 21201. You can reach out to the office of Davita Downtown Dialysis Center at (410) 383-3455. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Davita Downtown Dialysis Center has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in October, 1986. The medicare id for this facility is 212522 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDavita Downtown Dialysis Center
Location821 N Eutaw St, Baltimore, Maryland
No. of Dialysis Stations 31
Medicare ID212522
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


821 N Eutaw St, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201
(410) 383-3455

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis facilities may have several NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI numbers associated with Davita Downtown Dialysis Center from NPPES records by matching their name, address or phone number, so please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1023077328
MatchPossible same name, address or phone number
Organization NameDva Healthcare of Maryland LLC
Doing Business As25th Street Dialysis
Address920 E 25th St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Phone Number(410) 235-1611

NPI Number1164482089
MatchPossible same name, address or phone number
Organization NameDva Healthcare of Maryland LLC
Doing Business AsHoward Street Dialysis
Address22 S Howard St, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Phone Number(410) 539-5015

NPI Number1912967126
MatchPossible same name, address or phone number
Organization NameTotal Renal Care Inc
Doing Business AsDowntown Dialysis Center
Address821 N Eutaw St, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Phone Number(410) 383-3455

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.56%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.13%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.31%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).46%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).31%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or lower on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).23%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.52%65%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated well and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.16%18%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated well and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.32%17%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).41%67%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).29%23%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or lower on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).30%10%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of themselves.63%80%
Patients who reported 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff did not give them the information they needed to take care of themselves.37%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).46%71%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).29%19%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or lower on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).25%10%

Services Offered

  • Hemodialysis
  • Peritoneal Dialysis

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data40
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL8

Dialysis Adequacy

For adult patients on hemodialysis, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis at least 1.7; that means they are receiving the right amount of dialysis. For pediatric patients, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 on hemodialysis and 1.8 on peritoneal dialysis.
Higher percentages are better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center125
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21093
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center12
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.770

Mineral and Bone Disorder

An important goal of dialysis is to maintain normal levels of various minerals in the body, such as calcium. This shows the percentage of patients treated at Davita Downtown Dialysis Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients in the hypercalcemia summary136
Hypercalcemia patient months1177
Patients in the serum phosphorus summary140

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistula is considered the best long-term vascular access for hemodialysis because it allows good blood flow, lasts a long time, and is less likely to get infected or cause blood clots than other types of access. Patients who don't have time to get a permanent vascular access before they start hemodialysis treatments may need to use a venous catheter as a temporary access.

Patients included in arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 133
Patient months included in arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 1170
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistula for their treatment48.1
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through a vascular catheter for 90 days or longer24

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Davita Downtown Dialysis Center were admitted to the hospital more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other centers.

Standardized Hospitalization Ratio (SHR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary103
Hospitalization Rate in facility166.6 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit252.7
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit117.3

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Davita Downtown Dialysis Center were readmitted more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other dialysis centers.

Standardized Readmission Ratio (SRR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Readmission Rate in facility28.3 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit39.6
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.5

Infection Rate

Hemodialysis treatment requires direct access to the bloodstream, which can be an opportunity for germs to enter the body and cause infection. This information shows how often patients at Davita Downtown Dialysis Center get infections in their blood each year compared to the number of infections expected for the center based on the national average.

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Infection Ratio in facility0.3 (Better than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit0.82
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit0.08

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Davita Downtown Dialysis Center's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standardized Transfusion Ratio (STrR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary47
Transfusion Rate in facility10 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit54.6
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit2.8

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Davita Downtown Dialysis Center lived longer than expected (better than expected), did not live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) PeriodJanuary, 2021 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Survival Summary450
Mortality Rate in facility19.7 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit33
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit12.1

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Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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