DaVita Palmer Dialysis Center
DaVita Palmer Dialysis Center is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Easton, PA, certified since 1996. In the October 2026 CMS release it has 3 stars for cms star rating; the Pennsylvania average is 2.9. CMS rates it better than expected for bloodstream infections, getting on a transplant waitlist.
Address30 Community Drive, Easton, PA 18045
Phone(610) 258-8855
OwnershipFor-profit
ChainDaVita
Dialysis stations20
Medicare certifiedDecember 1996
CountyNorthampton
CMS Certification Number392619
Services
CMS star rating
3 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 Pennsylvania is 2.9 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.
As expected
Readmissions after a hospital stayHow often patients went back into the hospital within 30 days of leaving it.
As expected
Blood transfusionsHow often patients needed a blood transfusion, compared with what CMS expected.
As 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.
Better than 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, blood transfusions, 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.
15%
U.S. median 15% · PA 20%
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.
23%
U.S. median 18% · PA 21%
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 Palmer Dialysis Center
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DaVita St Lukes Anderson DialysisEaston, PA<0.1 mi
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FKC EastonEaston, PA<0.1 mi
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FKC BethlehemBethlehem, PA6.3 mi
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FMC PhillipsburgPhillipsburg, NJ6.8 mi
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DaVita St Luke's Bethlehem DialysisBethlehem, PA7.7 mi
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FKC SlatebeltWind Gap, PA9.6 mi
Distances are approximate, measured between ZIP code centers.
Hospitals near DaVita Palmer Dialysis Center
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Easton HospitalEaston, PA · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Warren HospitalPhillipsburg, NJ · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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St Luke's Hospital BethlehemBethlehem, PA · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Good Shepherd Rehab HospitalAllentown, PA
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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 Palmer Dialysis Center or with CMS. Report a problem with this page.