Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
85/ 100
Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Saint Joseph
Dialysis center · 650 Carondelet Dr, Kansas City, MO 64114
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
48/ 100
Average
Better than 48% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 38 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1985-06-24 · CCN 262517
- Rank in Kansas City, MO
- #6 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in Missouri
- #68 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 9 of 15 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.7 | 21.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 172.3 | 143.5 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 18.6% | 28.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 6 | 32.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.72 | 0.92 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47% | 52% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 96.1% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 90% | 94.1% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.3% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 20% | 18.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.31 | 1.22 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.4% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 71 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 83 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 74 | 80 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 77 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 87 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 87 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 38 completed interviews (24% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Saint Joseph Medicare-certified?
Yes. Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Saint Joseph (CMS Certification Number 262517) has been Medicare-certified since 1985-06-24, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Saint Joseph offer?
Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Saint Joseph reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 38 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Saint Joseph compare to other dialysis centers?
Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Saint Joseph scores 48/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 48% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #68 of 145 scored centers in Missouri. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Saint Joseph?
Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Saint Joseph is operated by Dialysis Clinic, Inc. 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 Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Saint Joseph or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.