DaVita Boston Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
37/ 100
FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts)
Dialysis center · 416 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
15/ 100
Poor
Better than 15% 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
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1993-04-23 · CCN 222525
- Rank in Massachusetts
- #73 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 13 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 11.5 | 19 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 153 | 154.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.2% | 29% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19 | 28.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 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 | 1.15 | 0.88 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57.4% | 60.8% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 20.1% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.5% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 14% | 17% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.6% | 35.6% | 16.5% | Worse |
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 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 68 | 83 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 73 | 83 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 74 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 80 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 83 | 89 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 83 | 90 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 37 completed interviews (21% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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59/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts) Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts) (CMS Certification Number 222525) has been Medicare-certified since 1993-04-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts) offer?
FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts) reports offering in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts) compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts) scores 15/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 15% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #73 of 77 scored centers in Massachusetts. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts)?
FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts) 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 Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts) or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.