Commonwealth Health Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
17/ 100
Saipan Renal Care
Dialysis center · 7014 Ilamefisch Place, Chalan Laulau Beach Road, Saipan, MP 96950
CMS star rating
8/ 100
Poor
Better than 8% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 18 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2021-12-08 · CCN 662502
- Rank in Saipan, MP
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Northern Mariana Islands
- #2 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 4 of 12 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 47.6 | 34.6 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 152.7 | 116.8 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 48.9% | 38% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 7.9 | 8.2 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.48 | 0.71 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.74 | 0.89 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 32.7% | 47% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 29% | 17.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 82% | 88.5% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 35% | 18% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 12% | 12% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Worse than Expected | 0% | 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)
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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Frequently asked questions
Is Saipan Renal Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. Saipan Renal Care (CMS Certification Number 662502) has been Medicare-certified since 2021-12-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Saipan Renal Care offer?
Saipan Renal Care reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 18 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Saipan Renal Care compare to other dialysis centers?
Saipan Renal Care scores 8/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 8% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #2 of 2 scored centers in Northern Mariana Islands. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Saipan Renal Care?
Saipan Renal Care 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 Saipan Renal Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.