Liberty Dialysis Hawaii - Kaimuki Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
87/ 100
USRC Kapahulu Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 750 Palani Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
40/ 100
Average
Better than 40% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- US Renal Care, Inc. · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2007-12-27 · CCN 122521
- Rank in Honolulu, HI
- #10 of 11 dialysis centers
- Rank in Hawaii
- #33 of 41 scored centers
- County
- Honolulu
- ESRD Network
- Network 17 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 8 of 14 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.1 | 17.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 119.1 | 105.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.8% | 20.1% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.4 | 22.6 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.57 | 0.63 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.36 | 1.21 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64% | 60.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 10% | 10.7% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 97.2% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.7% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 12% | 17% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.26 | 0.37 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.3% | 11.3% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 78 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 80 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 80 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 83 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 84 | 89 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 87 | 91 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 49 completed interviews (33% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Honolulu
84/ 100
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83/ 100
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Liberty Dialysis Hawaii - Hawaii Salt Lake
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64/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is USRC Kapahulu Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. USRC Kapahulu Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 122521) has been Medicare-certified since 2007-12-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does USRC Kapahulu Dialysis Center offer?
USRC Kapahulu Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 24 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does USRC Kapahulu Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
USRC Kapahulu Dialysis Center scores 40/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 40% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #33 of 41 scored centers in Hawaii. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns USRC Kapahulu Dialysis Center?
USRC Kapahulu Dialysis Center is operated by US Renal Care, Inc. 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 USRC Kapahulu Dialysis Center or US Renal Care, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.