Dialysis Clinic, Inc- North Little Rock
✓ In-center
97/ 100
DCI - Little Rock Renal Services LLC
Dialysis center · 1910 John Barrow Rd, Little Rock, AR 72204
CMS star rating
32/ 100
Below average
Better than 32% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 18 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-10-20 · CCN 042592
- Rank in Little Rock, AR
- #3 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in Arkansas
- #23 of 63 scored centers
- County
- Pulaski
- 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 6 of 15 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19 | 24.6 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 111.7 | 141.2 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 15.5% | 26.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 43.7 | 40.4 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.41 | 0.51 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.14 | 1.07 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.46 | 1.35 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49.6% | 52.6% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 26% | 24.1% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 95.6% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 90% | 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) | 16% | 22% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.09 | 0.71 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 14.1% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is DCI - Little Rock Renal Services LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI - Little Rock Renal Services LLC (CMS Certification Number 042592) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-10-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI - Little Rock Renal Services LLC offer?
DCI - Little Rock Renal Services LLC reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 18 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI - Little Rock Renal Services LLC compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI - Little Rock Renal Services LLC scores 32/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 32% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #23 of 63 scored centers in Arkansas. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI - Little Rock Renal Services LLC?
DCI - Little Rock Renal Services LLC is operated by Dialysis Clinic, Inc. 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 DCI - Little Rock Renal Services LLC or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.