FKC Lantana
✓ In-center
89/ 100
Innovative Renal Care Hockessin
Dialysis center · 5936 Limestone Road, Suite 101, Hockessin, DE 19707
CMS star rating
12/ 100
Poor
Better than 12% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- American Renal Associates · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 11 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-09-08 · CCN 082523
- Rank in Hockessin, DE
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Delaware
- #29 of 31 scored centers
- County
- New Castle
- ESRD Network
- Network 4 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 2 of 12 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.3 | 22.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 237.9 | 141.5 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 42.8% | 26.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.16 | 1.06 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.39 | 1.16 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59% | 51.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 19.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 98.5% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 18.2% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Worse than Expected | 0.4% | 14% | 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 Hockessin
Dialysis centers nearby
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88/ 100
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Concerto Delaware
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22/ 100
Christiana Care Health System
✓ In-center✓ PD
–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is Innovative Renal Care Hockessin Medicare-certified?
Yes. Innovative Renal Care Hockessin (CMS Certification Number 082523) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-09-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Innovative Renal Care Hockessin offer?
Innovative Renal Care Hockessin reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 11 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Innovative Renal Care Hockessin compare to other dialysis centers?
Innovative Renal Care Hockessin scores 12/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 12% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #29 of 31 scored centers in Delaware. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Innovative Renal Care Hockessin?
Innovative Renal Care Hockessin is operated by American Renal Associates 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 Innovative Renal Care Hockessin or American Renal Associates. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.