Fresenius Kidney Care Nashua Court
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
Grace Medical Center
Dialysis center · Renal Dialysis Unit, 2000 W Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21223
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
34/ 100
Below average
Better than 34% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 41 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2022-03-01 · CCN 212749
- Rank in Baltimore, MD
- #15 of 32 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #110 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 2 of 12 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.5 | 21.2 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 98.7 | 115.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.3% | 24.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 52 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.27 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.41 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 45.3% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 36% | 19% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 94.5% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 2.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 15.7% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5.5% | 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 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 79 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 83 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 77 | 76 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 80 | 83 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 92 | 85 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 94 | 86 | 88 | Better |
Based on 33 completed interviews (20% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Grace Medical Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Grace Medical Center (CMS Certification Number 212749) has been Medicare-certified since 2022-03-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Grace Medical Center offer?
Grace Medical Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 41 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Grace Medical Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Grace Medical Center scores 34/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 34% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #110 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Grace Medical Center?
Grace Medical Center 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 Grace Medical Center. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.