Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
96/ 100
Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis
Dialysis center · 300 Longwood Avenue, Dialysis Unit, Farley Four, Boston, MA 02115
Not rated CMS star rating
–no score
Not enough data to score
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
- 7 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1977-08-05 · CCN 222312
- Rank in Boston, MA
- #6 of 6 dialysis centers
- County
- Suffolk
- ESRD Network
- Network 1 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 of 3 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.64 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.69 | 2.15 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 27.9% | 35.6% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Boston
FMC - the Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
75/ 100
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (Dci Boston)
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
60/ 100
DaVita Boston Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
37/ 100
Brigham and Women's Hospital
✓ In-center✓ PD
–no score
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Brookline Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
59/ 100
FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts)
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
15/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 222312) has been Medicare-certified since 1977-08-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis offer?
Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 7 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis does not have enough published CMS data to be scored yet.
Who owns Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis?
Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis 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 Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.