Nea Baptist Clinic - Middlefield
✓ In-center✓ PD
21/ 100
St Bernards Regional Med Ctr-Dialysis
Dialysis center · 540 E Washington, Jonesboro, AR 72401
CMS star rating
16/ 100
Poor
Better than 16% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1978-09-05 · CCN 042303
- Rank in Jonesboro, AR
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Arkansas
- #38 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 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.9 | 24.6 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 142 | 141.2 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.5% | 26.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.6 | 40.4 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.38 | 0.51 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.14 | 1.35 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 53.1% | 52.6% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 33% | 24.1% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 95.6% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 95% | 92.9% | 92% | Better |
| 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) | 23% | 22% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 0.71 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.1% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Jonesboro
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Bernards Regional Med Ctr-Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. St Bernards Regional Med Ctr-Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 042303) has been Medicare-certified since 1978-09-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does St Bernards Regional Med Ctr-Dialysis offer?
St Bernards Regional Med Ctr-Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does St Bernards Regional Med Ctr-Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
St Bernards Regional Med Ctr-Dialysis scores 16/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 16% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #38 of 63 scored centers in Arkansas. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns St Bernards Regional Med Ctr-Dialysis?
St Bernards Regional Med Ctr-Dialysis is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with St Bernards Regional Med Ctr-Dialysis. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.