Saipan Renal Care
✓ In-center
8/ 100
Commonwealth Health Center
Dialysis center · Po Box 500409 Ck Hemo Unit, Saipan, MP 96950
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
17/ 100
Poor
Better than 17% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 27 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2005-01-01 · CCN 662300
- Rank in Saipan, MP
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Northern Mariana Islands
- #1 of 2 scored centers
- County
- Saipan
- ESRD Network
- Network 17 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 14 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.6 | 34.6 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 80.9 | 116.8 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27% | 38% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 8.5 | 8.2 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 0.83 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 0.71 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.03 | 0.89 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61.3% | 47% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 6% | 17.5% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 88.5% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 99% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 18% | 1% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Worse than Expected | 0.8% | 0.4% | 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 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 71 | 71 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 73 | 73 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 69 | 69 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 76 | 76 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 80 | 80 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 84 | 84 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 114 completed interviews (36% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Commonwealth Health Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Commonwealth Health Center (CMS Certification Number 662300) has been Medicare-certified since 2005-01-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Commonwealth Health Center offer?
Commonwealth Health Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 27 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Commonwealth Health Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Commonwealth Health Center scores 17/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 17% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #1 of 2 scored centers in Northern Mariana Islands. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Commonwealth Health Center?
Commonwealth Health 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 Commonwealth Health Center. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.