FMC - the Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
75/ 100
Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis
Dialysis center · 55 Fruit St, Bigelow 10, Dialysis Unit, Boston, MA 02114
Not rated CMS star rating
96/ 100
Excellent
Better than 96% 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
- 11 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1977-08-31 · CCN 222306
- Rank in Boston, MA
- #1 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Massachusetts
- #3 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 5 of 8 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 6.8 | 19 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 107.8 | 154.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35% | 29% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.56 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 80% | 93.2% | 92% | 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) | 8% | 17% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 74.6% | 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
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✓ 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
Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 222306) has been Medicare-certified since 1977-08-31, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis offer?
Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 11 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis scores 96/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 96% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #3 of 77 scored centers in Massachusetts.
Who owns Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis?
Massachusetts General Hospital - 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 Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.