DCI Brigham/Faulkner
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
69/ 100
FMC Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood)
Dialysis center · 90 Glacier Drive, Westwood, MA 02090
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
95/ 100
Excellent
Better than 95% 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
- 18 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1988-12-05 · CCN 222511
- Rank in Massachusetts
- #5 of 77 scored centers
- County
- Norfolk
- 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 12 of 15 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 14.3 | 19 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 148.1 | 154.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.5% | 29% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.2 | 28.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.14 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.61 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 0.88 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.3% | 60.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 20.1% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.5% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 93.2% | 92% | 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) | 13% | 17% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.53 | 2.15 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 34.2% | 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 3 of 6 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 83 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 86 | 83 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 74 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 88 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 92 | 89 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 95 | 90 | 88 | Better |
Based on 45 completed interviews (28% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Dialysis centers nearby
Wellesley Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
74/ 100
FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (Bma of Massachusetts)
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
15/ 100
DaVita Brookline Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
59/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood) Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood) (CMS Certification Number 222511) has been Medicare-certified since 1988-12-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood) offer?
FMC Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood) reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 18 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood) compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood) scores 95/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 95% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #5 of 77 scored centers in Massachusetts. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood)?
FMC Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood) 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 Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood) or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.