Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
96/ 100
FMC - the Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 888 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
CMS star rating
75/ 100
Above average
Better than 75% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1977-08-05 · CCN 222500
- Rank in Boston, MA
- #2 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Massachusetts
- #32 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 7 of 14 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 12.3 | 19 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 162.8 | 154.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.8% | 29% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 14.3 | 28.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.42 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.77 | 0.88 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.1% | 60.8% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 20% | 20.1% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 97.5% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 17% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.43 | 2.15 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 27.4% | 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
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Dialysis centers nearby
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–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - the Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - the Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 222500) 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 FMC - the Kidney Center offer?
FMC - the Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 21 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FMC - the Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - the Kidney Center scores 75/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 75% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #32 of 77 scored centers in Massachusetts. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - the Kidney Center?
FMC - the Kidney Center is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 FMC - the Kidney Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.