Davita Flint River Dialysis
A dialysis facility in Bainbridge, Georgia 39819
700 Gordon Avenue, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. (229) 246-0173.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s star rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 19 dialysis stations
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Oct 31, 2024: a standard inspection.
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Oct 31, 2024: standard inspection2 deficiencies
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Pe - Equipment Maintenance - Manufacturer’S Dfu
The inspectors’ words, 201 words
“PE-EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE-MANUFACTURER’S DFU CFR(s): 494.60(b) The dialysis facility must implement and maintain a program to ensure that all equipment (including emergency equipment, dialysis machines and equipment, and the water treatment system) are maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 03383 Based on observation and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain a safe environment as evidenced by torn leather upholstery in three of 19 patient treatment chairs in Station (S) 4, S6, and S18. This failure could hinder effective cleaning and disinfection of the surfaces and could negatively affect the health and safety of all patients who used these hemodialysis chairs. Findings include: During observation in the Patient Treatment Room on 10/30/24 between 8:57 a.m. and 10:59 a.m., the following was observed: The hemodialysis chairs at S4, S6, and S18 had torn upholstery ranging from approximately 2 inches to 8 inches in length and diameter, along the sides and top of the armrests, on the seats, and/or on the back rests. During an interview with the Facility Administrator on 10/30/24 at 3:47 p.m., the Facility Administrator stated that chairs have been on back order since August 2023.”
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Continuously Monitor/Take Action/Track/Sustain Improve
The inspectors’ words, 342 words
“QAPI-MONITOR/ACT/TRACK/SUSTAIN IMPROVE CFR(s): 494.110(b) The dialysis facility must continuously monitor its performance, take actions that result in performance improvements, and track performance to ensure that improvements are sustained over time. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 03383 Based on a review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Dialysis Facility Report (QDFR: A report prepared by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide a comparative summary of treatment patterns and patient outcomes for dialysis patients), Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) minutes, and staff interview, it was determined that the QAPI Committee failed to track, trend, analyze and develop plans of action to improve and sustain the facility’s anemia management and mineral metabolism/bone disorder, for six of six months (April 2024 - September 2024) of QAPI meeting minutes reviewed. This deficient practice had the potential to negatively affect the health and safety of 65 patients who were receiving dialysis services at this facility. Findings include: A review of the FY 2025 Pre-Survey DFR (third quarter 2023), revealed that the facility was above the United States (US) threshold in: 1. Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disorder - (Phosphorus greater than (>) 7.0) - facility was 22 %, whereas US was 12.6 %. The % of patients with Phosphorus >7.0 was 24.6 % in April 2024, 17.5 % in May 2024, 23 % in June 2024, 20.3 % in July 2024, 17.7 % in August 2024, and 25 % in September 2024. 2. Anemia - Hemoglobin (Hgb) (a protein containing iron that facilitates the transport of oxygen in red blood cells)<10.0 facility was 22 %, whereas, US was 16.8 %. The facility was not monitoring the percentage of patients with Hgb less than (<)10.0; the facility was monitoring the percentage of patients with a Hgb of < 9. A review of the facility’s QAPI meeting minutes from April 2024 - September 2024 revealed documentary evidence that the interdisciplinary team (IDT) conducted a review of anemia and mineral/bone. However, no changes were made to the action plans to achieve and sustain improvements in anemia.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2024 | Standard inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified dialysis facility, certified or last recertified on Nov 1, 2017.
- Run for profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- Chain: DaVita.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities.
- None of the deficiencies cited in the last three years came from an inspection that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
What does it offer?
- Offers in-center hemodialysis.
- Doesn’t offer peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and a shift starting at 5 p.m. or later.
- 19 dialysis stations.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Part of the DaVita chain, as CMS lists it.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities, so no other owner is named.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates it 2 of 5 stars (Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2024).
- Compared by CMS with what it expects for the facility’s patients: patient survival, as expected; hospital admissions, as expected; readmissions to hospital, as expected; emergency department visits, worse than expected; emergency department visits within 30 days of a hospital stay, as expected; bloodstream infections, better than expected; patients dialysing through a fistula, as expected; patients put on a kidney transplant waitlist in their first year of dialysis, as expected; patients on a kidney transplant waitlist, as expected.
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Too few completed survey responses to report.”
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Star ratingCMS’s star rating for dialysis facilities, 1 to 5 | 2 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the facility’s in-center hemodialysis patients (ICH CAHPS), 1 to 5 | Not rated |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 2 dialysis facilities CMS lists in Decatur County, 2 have a star rating from CMS: 2 rated 2 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 2 of 5.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Star rating |
|---|---|
| Fmc - Rcg Bainbridge | 2 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says it has no dialysis inspection reports after February 19, 2026, while it moves to a new system: a later inspection is not shown yet.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities: the chain it lists is the only owner named.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility (23ew-n7w9).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility (59mq-zhts).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies (ESRD_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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From the facility
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Paid listing
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