Fresenius Kidney Care Nashua Court
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
DaVita Mercy Dialysis
Dialysis center · 225 N. Calvert Street, 1st Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 1★
7/ 100
Poor
Better than 7% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 30 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1987-06-01 · CCN 212542
- Rank in Baltimore, MD
- #29 of 32 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #152 of 166 scored centers
- County
- Baltimore City
- ESRD Network
- Network 5 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 4 of 11 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.5 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 142.2 | 115.3 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.3% | 24.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.7 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.19 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.38 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.54 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47.7% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 19% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.6 | 0.91 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.1% | 18.4% | 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 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 73 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 73 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 59 | 76 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 79 | 83 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 77 | 85 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 77 | 86 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 48 completed interviews (22% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Baltimore
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✓ PD✓ Home HD
98/ 100
DaVita Loch Raven Dialysis
✓ In-center
87/ 100
FMC - Cross Keys
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
80/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway Street
✓ In-center
79/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Mercy Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Mercy Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 212542) has been Medicare-certified since 1987-06-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Mercy Dialysis offer?
DaVita Mercy Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 30 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Mercy Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Mercy Dialysis scores 7/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 7% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #152 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Mercy Dialysis?
DaVita Mercy 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 Mercy Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.