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Source: CMS · Released July 15, 2026
Every treatment needs a way into the bloodstream. A fistula is a connection made surgically in the arm. A catheter is a tube placed in a large vein. Fistulas last longer and get infected less, so they are generally preferred where a patient's veins allow one.
| Distance | Clinic | Also offers |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 mi | Athens Renal Center2047 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30606 | Home Hemodialysis · Peritoneal (PD) |
| 0.7 mi | DaVita Classic City Dialysis1686 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30606 | Home Hemodialysis · Peritoneal (PD) |
| 1.5 mi | Athens Kidney Center1440 North Chase Street, Athens, GA 30601 | — |
| 3.8 mi | DaVita Athens East Dialysis2026 S Milledge Ave, Street A2, Athens, GA 30605 | Home Hemodialysis · Peritoneal (PD) |
| 4.8 mi |
Yes. This clinic trains patients for home hemodialysis. Training is a series of visits rather than a permanent move, and your nephrologist has to agree it suits you.
Not according to Medicare's records. Shift times change and are published nowhere, so it is still worth asking when you call.
10 stations, meaning up to 10 people can be treated at once. A larger unit usually means more shift options. It says nothing about the quality of care.
Yes. Medicare places this clinic in the bottom 12% of US clinics. That is a position in a national distribution, not a score it passed or failed — most clinics sit in the middle band by design.
It is a for-profit facility, Medicare-certified since 2020.
By calling. Chair availability, insurance acceptance and wait times are not published by Medicare, or by anyone else, for any clinic in the country. That is why the phone number is at the top of this page.
Every measure Medicare publishes about a dialysis facility, grouped in Medicare's nine categories and numbered for citation. Nothing here is selected. Where this clinic has no figure, the cell carries a dash and Medicare's code, and the codes are explained below the table.
| № | Measure | Patients | Clinic | US | GA | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemia management | ||||||
| 01 | Medicare patients with hemoglobin < 10 g/dL | No figure published. Reason code 201. | 21% | 24% | ||
This facility is one of 317 Georgia clinics rated as expected. The state has 330. Based on 16 patients.
Based on 16 patients.
These two do not add up to 100%. Some patients use a graft or another form of access. Access type depends on a patient's own veins, whether earlier attempts held, how soon surgery was available, and what the patient chose.
A ratio below 1 means fewer infections than Medicare expected for this clinic's patients. The published range is wide enough here to include the national expectation, which is why Medicare rates it as expected.
This facility is one of 338 Georgia clinics rated as expected. The state has 350. Based on 13 patients.
Listing depends on a patient's own health, what the regional transplant centre requires, and the patient's own choice — not on the clinic alone.
This facility is one of 323 Georgia clinics rated as expected. The state has 340. Based on 14 discharges.
This facility is one of 311 Georgia clinics rated as expected. The state has 325. Based on 14 discharges.
This facility is one of 326 Georgia clinics rated as expected. The state has 347. Based on 50 patients.
This facility is one of 331 Georgia clinics rated as expected. The state has 347. Based on 12 patients.
These are adjusted for how sick a clinic's patients are. For a clinic this size the published ranges are usually wide enough that the figure cannot be told apart from the national expectation.
| DaVita Athens West Dialysis1747 Langford Drive, Watkinsville, GA 30677 |
|---|
| Peritoneal (PD) |
| 02 |
| Medicare patients with hemoglobin > 12 g/dL |
|---|
| No figure published. Reason code 201. |
| 1% |
| 0% |
| Dialysis adequacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Adult hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | 14 | 72% | 97% | 96% | |
| 04 | Adult peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7 | No figure published. Reason code 257. | 92% | 92% | ||
| 05 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 87% | 76% | ||
| 06 | Pediatric peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.8 | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 78% | 51% | ||
| 07 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with nPCR measured | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 91% | 80% | ||
| Infection | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Standardized bloodstream infection ratio | No figure published. Reason code 201. | ||||
| Mineral metabolism | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Adult patients with hypercalcemia (calcium > 10.2 mg/dL) | 14 | 7% | 1% | 1% | |
| 10 | Adult serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL | 14 | 4% | 7% | 8% | |
| 11 | Adult serum phosphorus between 3.5-4.5 mg/dL | 14 | 23% | 22% | 22% | |
| 12 | Adult serum phosphorus between 4.6-5.5 mg/dL | 14 | 19% | 27% | 26% | |
| 13 | Adult serum phosphorus between 5.6-7.0 mg/dL | 14 | 15% | 26% | 26% | |
| 14 | Adult serum phosphorus greater than 7.0 mg/dL | 14 | 38% | 18% | 18% | |
| Patient experience | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nephrologists' communication and caring (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 16 | Quality of dialysis center care and operations (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 17 | Providing information to patients (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 18 | Patients' rating of the nephrologist (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 19 | Patients' rating of the dialysis center staff (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 20 | Patients' rating of the dialysis facility (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 21 | Survey response rate | No figure published. Reason code 102. | 24% | 22% | ||
| Staff vaccination | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Healthcare personnel COVID-19 vaccination rate | No figure published. Reason code 201. | 4% | 4% | ||
| Survival & hospitalization | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Mortality rate (per 100 patient-years) | 50 | 4.2 | 22.2 | As Expected | |
| 24 | Hospitalization rate (admissions) (per 100 patient-years) | 12 | 153.1 | 148 | As Expected | |
| 25 | Readmission rate | 14 | 15.3% | 27.2% | As Expected | |
| 26 | Transfusion rate (per 100 patient-years) | No figure published. Reason code 199. | 32.5 | |||
| 27 | Standardized emergency department visit ratio | No figure published. Reason code 199. | 0.99 | |||
| 28 | ED visits within 30 days of hospital discharge (ratio) | 14 | 0.75 | 1.04 | As Expected | |
| 29 | Standardized modality switch ratio | No figure published. Reason code 201. | 1 | |||
| Transplant access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | First-year kidney transplant waitlist ratio | No figure published. Reason code 201. | 1 | |||
| 31 | Prevalent patients waitlisted for transplant | 13 | 6.4% | 16.5% | As Expected | |
| Vascular access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Adult patients with an arteriovenous fistula | 16 | 60.8% | 57.1% | As Expected | |
| 33 | Adult patients with a catheter in use 90+ days | 16 | 23% | 19% | 16% | |