FMC - Neomedica - North Kilpatrick
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
99/ 100
USRC Northwestern Foundation Home Dialysis
Dialysis center · 676 N. St. Clair, Arkes Pavillion Suite 2020, Chicago, IL 60611
CMS star rating
27/ 100
Below average
Better than 27% 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
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 0 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-03-14 · CCN 142770
- Rank in Chicago, IL
- #48 of 75 dialysis centers
- Rank in Illinois
- #224 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 4 of 13 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23 | 19.9 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 170.5 | 153 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36.7% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33 | 24.8 | 32.5 | About the same |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.57 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.56 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 43.6% | 54.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 43% | 22.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 82% | 89.8% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 25% | 16.8% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.33 | 1.08 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 48.6% | 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 USRC Northwestern Foundation Home Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. USRC Northwestern Foundation Home Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 142770) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-03-14, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does USRC Northwestern Foundation Home Dialysis offer?
USRC Northwestern Foundation Home Dialysis reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 0 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does USRC Northwestern Foundation Home Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
USRC Northwestern Foundation Home Dialysis scores 27/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 27% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #224 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns USRC Northwestern Foundation Home Dialysis?
USRC Northwestern Foundation Home Dialysis 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 Northwestern Foundation Home Dialysis or US Renal Care, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.