Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
96/ 100
DaVita Boston Dialysis
Dialysis center · 660 Harrison Avenue, Dialysis Unit, Boston, MA 02118
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
37/ 100
Below average
Better than 37% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 37 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1993-06-23 · CCN 222526
- Rank in Boston, MA
- #4 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Massachusetts
- #65 of 77 scored 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 6 of 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.9 | 19 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 135.6 | 154.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.9% | 29% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 41.4 | 28.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.16 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.18 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.91 | 0.88 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.8% | 60.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 25% | 20.1% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 2.15 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 30% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 85 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 75 | 83 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 77 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 86 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 81 | 89 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 83 | 90 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 70 completed interviews (21% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
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
Brigham and Women's Hospital
✓ In-center✓ PD
–no score
Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
–no score
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts)
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
15/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Boston Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Boston Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 222526) has been Medicare-certified since 1993-06-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Boston Dialysis offer?
DaVita Boston Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 37 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Boston Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Boston Dialysis scores 37/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 37% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #65 of 77 scored centers in Massachusetts. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Boston Dialysis?
DaVita Boston Dialysis is operated by DaVita 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 DaVita Boston Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.