University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - Washington
Dialysis center · 414 E. Polk St., Washington, IA 52353
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
- 6 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-03-01 · CCN 163510
- Rank in Iowa
- #47 of 61 scored centers
- County
- Washington
- 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 5 of 9 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.5 | 22.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 101.1 | 117.7 | 148 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.84 | 0.48 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.73 | 1.22 | 0.99 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 67.2% | 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) | 90% | 98.2% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 13% | 13.6% | 18% | Better |
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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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - Washington. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.