FMC - Neomedica - North Kilpatrick
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
99/ 100
Dialysis - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Dialysis center · Dialysis Unit-Clinic J, 1969 W Ogden Av, Chicago, IL 60612
CMS star rating
46/ 100
Average
Better than 46% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 9 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1980-01-01 · CCN 142313
- Rank in Chicago, IL
- #37 of 75 dialysis centers
- Rank in Illinois
- #182 of 321 scored centers
- County
- Cook
- ESRD Network
- Network 10 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 14 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.6 | 19.9 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 173.9 | 153 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 40.6% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.27 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.77 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 54.3% | 54.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 29% | 22.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 93% | 96.5% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 75% | 89.8% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 2% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 11% | 16.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.86 | 1.08 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 26.5% | 17.7% | 16.5% | 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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Frequently asked questions
Is Dialysis - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Medicare-certified?
Yes. Dialysis - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County (CMS Certification Number 142313) has been Medicare-certified since 1980-01-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Dialysis - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County offer?
Dialysis - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 9 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Dialysis - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County compare to other dialysis centers?
Dialysis - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County scores 46/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 46% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #182 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Dialysis - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County?
Dialysis - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County 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 Dialysis - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.