FMC Dialysis - Bewick
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
55/ 100
Dialysis Care Center Great Lakes East
Dialysis center · 14614 Kercheval St, Detroit, MI 48215
CMS star rating
12/ 100
Poor
Better than 12% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2003-12-17 · CCN 232614
- Rank in Detroit, MI
- #11 of 18 dialysis centers
- Rank in Michigan
- #187 of 210 scored centers
- County
- Wayne
- ESRD Network
- Network 11 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 4 of 12 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.5 | 20.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 243.9 | 136.8 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.9% | 26.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.48 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.7 | 0.96 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 44% | 52.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 18.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 84% | 97.4% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 4% | 0.9% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 10% | 17% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.31 | 0.85 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.2% | 13.2% | 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)
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 Detroit
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Wayne County Dialysis
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26/ 100
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Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - St Clair Shores
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dialysis Care Center Great Lakes East Medicare-certified?
Yes. Dialysis Care Center Great Lakes East (CMS Certification Number 232614) has been Medicare-certified since 2003-12-17, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Dialysis Care Center Great Lakes East offer?
Dialysis Care Center Great Lakes East reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 24 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Dialysis Care Center Great Lakes East compare to other dialysis centers?
Dialysis Care Center Great Lakes East scores 12/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 12% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #187 of 210 scored centers in Michigan. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Dialysis Care Center Great Lakes East?
Dialysis Care Center Great Lakes East is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain 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 Dialysis Care Center Great Lakes East. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.