Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
85/ 100
Childrens Mercy Hospital Dialysis
Dialysis center · 2401 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108
Not rated CMS star rating
89/ 100
Limited data (7 measures)
Excellent
Better than 89% 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
- 10 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1985-07-01 · CCN 262326
- Rank in Kansas City, MO
- #12 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in Missouri
- #143 of 145 scored centers
- County
- Jackson
- ESRD Network
- Network 12 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 7 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 6.4 | 21.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 232.7 | 143.5 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.8% | 28.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.61 | 0.35 | 1 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.6 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 7.34 | 1.22 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 42.9% | 15.6% | 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)
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
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Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Is Childrens Mercy Hospital Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. Childrens Mercy Hospital Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 262326) has been Medicare-certified since 1985-07-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Childrens Mercy Hospital Dialysis offer?
Childrens Mercy Hospital Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 10 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Childrens Mercy Hospital Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
Childrens Mercy Hospital Dialysis scores 89/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 89% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #143 of 145 scored centers in Missouri.
Who owns Childrens Mercy Hospital Dialysis?
Childrens Mercy Hospital Dialysis 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 Childrens Mercy Hospital Dialysis. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.