DaVita Satilla River Dialysis
DaVita Satilla River Dialysis is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Waycross, GA, certified since 2009. In the October 2026 CMS release it has 1 star for cms star rating; the Georgia average is 2.4. CMS rates it better than expected for bloodstream infections. It is worse than expected for hospital admissions, readmissions after a hospital stay.
Address308 Carswell Ave, Waycross, GA 31501
Phone(912) 285-1663
OwnershipFor-profit
ChainDaVita
Dialysis stations16
Medicare certifiedAugust 2009
CountyWare
CMS Certification Number112817
Services
CMS star rating
1 of 5
CMS's 1-5 star rating for dialysis centers, built from patient survival, hospital admissions, readmissions, transfusions, infections and other outcomes, adjusted for how sick each center's patients are. The average for rated dialysis centers in Georgia is 2.4 stars.
Outcomes compared with what CMS expected
Patient survivalDeaths among the center's patients, compared with what CMS expected given how sick they were.
As expected
Hospital admissionsHow often patients were admitted to a hospital, compared with what CMS expected.
Worse than expected
Readmissions after a hospital stayHow often patients went back into the hospital within 30 days of leaving it.
Worse than expected
Bloodstream infectionsBloodstream infections among hemodialysis patients, compared with what CMS expected.
Better than expected
Emergency department visitsEmergency department visits that did not lead to an admission, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Getting on a transplant waitlistHow often new patients were put on a kidney transplant waitlist in their first year, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Verdicts are CMS's own, comparing this center's patients with what CMS expected given how sick they were. Lower is better for hospital admissions, readmissions after a hospital stay, bloodstream infections, emergency department visits. Medians are of every dialysis center CMS reports a figure for.
Day-to-day care
Patients on a kidney transplant waitlistShare of the center's patients who are on a waitlist for a kidney transplant.
2.4%
U.S. median 15% · GA 12%
Adults with a long-term catheterShare of adult patients dialyzing through a catheter for 90 days or more. A fistula or graft carries less risk of infection.
16%
U.S. median 18% · GA 17%
Lower is better for adults with a long-term catheter. Medians are of every dialysis center CMS reports a figure for.
Other dialysis centers near DaVita Satilla River Dialysis
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Fresenius Kidney Care WaycrossWaycross, GA<0.1 mi
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Fresenius Kidney Care AlmaAlma, GA23 mi
Distances are approximate, measured between ZIP code centers.
Hospitals near DaVita Satilla River Dialysis
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Satilla Regional Medical CenterWaycross, GA · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Bacon County HospitalAlma, GA · Emergency department
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Source: CMS Dialysis Facility Compare (Provider Data Catalog dataset 23ew-n7w9). October 2026 release. This site is not affiliated with DaVita Satilla River Dialysis or with CMS. Report a problem with this page.