Gundersen Lutheran Renal Dialysis - la Crosse
Medicare-certified dialysis center in La Crosse, Wisconsin, independently operated. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (608) 775-3835 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | Not rated by CMS this release Quality of Patient Care star rating · Dialysis Facility dataset · what this means |
|---|---|
| Patient survey rating | Not surveyed, or too few completed surveys to report ICH CAHPS patient survey |
| Medicare payment (ESRD QIP) | No Medicare payment reduction (PY2026) — Total Performance Score 69 vs Wisconsin 55 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | Peritoneal dialysis · Home hemodialysis training |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 12 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 137 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Gundersen Lutheran (Non-profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 1977-09-01 |
| CMS Certification Number | 522313 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | WI avg | US avg | CMS category or WI rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | ||||
| Deaths among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS for age and health, per 100 patient-years. | ||||
| Death rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 20.5137 patients | — | 22.2 | As Expected |
| Hospital & ED | ||||
| Hospital admissions among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS, per 100 patient-years. Share of hospital discharges followed by an unplanned readmission within 30 days, risk-adjusted by CMS. Emergency department visits compared with the number CMS expected for these patients; 1.0 means as expected. Emergency department visits in the 30 days after a hospital discharge, compared with the number CMS expected; 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Hospital admissionsper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 175.435 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| 30-day hospital readmissionLower is better | 24.5%22 hospital stays | — | 27.2% | As Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 0.9221 patients | — | 0.99 | As Expected |
| ED visits within 30 days of discharge (ratio)Lower is better | 0.0022 hospital stays | — | 1.04 | As Expected |
| Dialysis adequacy | ||||
| Share of adult peritoneal dialysis patients who met the weekly Kt/V ≥ 1.7 waste-removal target. | ||||
| Peritoneal dialysis adequacy (Kt/V ≥ 1.7)Higher is better | 81%31 patients | 91% | 92% | Too few facilities in state to rank |
| Labs | ||||
| Share of adult patients whose average serum calcium was above 10.2 mg/dL. Share of adult patients whose serum phosphorus was above 7.0 mg/dL (CMS reports five phosphorus bands; this is the highest). | ||||
| High blood calciumLower is better | 0%35 patients | 1% | 1% | Better than 83% |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 8%36 patients | 18% | 18% | Not ranked |
| Transplant & home dialysis | ||||
| Share of patients under 75 on the kidney transplant waitlist, risk-adjusted by CMS. | ||||
| Patients on the transplant waitlistHigher is better | 30.9%31 patients | — | 16.5% | As Expected |
Values and averages are published by CMS (July 2026 release); "—" means CMS publishes no average for that measure. Where CMS assigns a risk-adjusted category ("Better than", "As" or "Worse than Expected"), that category is shown — we never rank those measures ourselves. For the other measures, "Better than X%" is computed by DialysisCompare: the share of Wisconsin facilities with at least 25 patients in the measure that this center does better than; centers with fewer patients are not ranked. One measure never tells the whole story — how every figure is sourced and computed.
Nearest alternatives
The 2 closest Medicare-certified dialysis facilities within 30 miles, in any town (straight-line distance).
| Facility | Miles | CMS rating | Patient survey | QIP payment cut | After 5 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gundersen Lutheran Renal Dialysis - OnalaskaOnalaska, WI | 6.1 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| Gundersen Lutheran Renal Dialysis - ViroquaViroqua, WI | 24.5 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | None | No |
Location & contact
1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West
La Crosse, WI 54601 · La Crosse County
(608) 775-3835 (click to call)
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