DaVita Whiteside Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
5/ 100
Mercy Medical Center - Clinton
Dialysis center · 600 14th Ave North, Clinton, IA 52732
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 5★
93/ 100
Excellent
Better than 93% 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
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1992-03-04 · CCN 162313
- Rank in Iowa
- #6 of 61 scored centers
- County
- Clinton
- ESRD Network
- Network 12 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 6 of 12 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18 | 22.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 78.9 | 117.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 12.8% | 25.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 64.9 | 34.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.06 | 1.22 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.63 | 1.24 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 67.7% | 61% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 25% | 20.6% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 98.2% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 15% | 13.6% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.3% | 14.3% | 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 5 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 87 | 82 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 90 | 82 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 87 | 82 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 90 | 85 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 94 | 88 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 92 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 33 completed interviews (35% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mercy Medical Center - Clinton Medicare-certified?
Yes. Mercy Medical Center - Clinton (CMS Certification Number 162313) has been Medicare-certified since 1992-03-04, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Mercy Medical Center - Clinton offer?
Mercy Medical Center - Clinton reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Mercy Medical Center - Clinton compare to other dialysis centers?
Mercy Medical Center - Clinton scores 93/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 93% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #6 of 61 scored centers in Iowa. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Mercy Medical Center - Clinton?
Mercy Medical Center - Clinton 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 Mercy Medical Center - Clinton. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.