Nea Baptist Clinic - Middlefield
✓ In-center✓ PD
21/ 100
Nea Baptist Clinic - Hilltop
Dialysis center · 4909 E Johnson Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401
CMS star rating
2/ 100
Poor
Better than 2% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2013-02-20 · CCN 042588
- Rank in Jonesboro, AR
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Arkansas
- #60 of 63 scored centers
- County
- Craighead
- ESRD Network
- Network 13 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 of 15 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.3 | 24.6 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 175.5 | 141.2 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.8% | 26.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 45.9 | 40.4 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 0.51 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.9 | 1.07 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.05 | 1.35 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 30.1% | 52.6% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 52% | 24.1% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 95.6% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 68% | 92.9% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 29% | 22% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.32 | 0.71 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11.3% | 8.8% | 16.5% | Worse |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Nea Baptist Clinic - Hilltop Medicare-certified?
Yes. Nea Baptist Clinic - Hilltop (CMS Certification Number 042588) has been Medicare-certified since 2013-02-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Nea Baptist Clinic - Hilltop offer?
Nea Baptist Clinic - Hilltop reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Nea Baptist Clinic - Hilltop compare to other dialysis centers?
Nea Baptist Clinic - Hilltop scores 2/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 2% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #60 of 63 scored centers in Arkansas. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Nea Baptist Clinic - Hilltop?
Nea Baptist Clinic - Hilltop is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Nea Baptist Clinic - Hilltop. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.