Davita Smoky Mountain Dialysis
Davita Smoky Mountain Dialysis is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Murphy, North Carolina, operated by DaVita. CMS gives it a 4-star rating — CMS rates this facility above the national average for measured quality of patient care.
★★★★☆ 4 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means
Location & contact
1611 Andrews Rd
Murphy, NC 28906 · Cherokee County
(828) 835-4910 (click to call)
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Services & details
In-center hemodialysisPeritoneal dialysis
| Dialysis stations | 13 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | DaVita (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2006-12-13 |
| CMS Certification Number | 342649 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | As Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 17.5 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 111.3 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 23.2% (As Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better |
| Blood transfusion rate | 39.5 per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
Measures are risk-adjusted by CMS so facilities treating sicker patients aren't penalized. A single measure never tells the whole story — read how CMS calculates these.
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