FMC North Montclair
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
97/ 100
Mountainside Hospital
Dialysis center · Dialysis Unit, 1 Bay Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
63/ 100
Above average
Better than 63% 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
- 30 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1996-11-09 · CCN 312331
- Rank in Montclair, NJ
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in New Jersey
- #121 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Essex
- ESRD Network
- Network 3 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 6 of 14 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.5 | 19.7 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 146.2 | 148.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.6% | 27.2% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36.9 | 26.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.64 | 0.37 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.8 | 0.83 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 0.85 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49.2% | 58.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 30% | 14.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 96.8% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 2.4% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 7% | 13.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.54 | 1.57 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.8% | 22.2% | 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 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 84 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 83 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 80 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 90 | 89 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 90 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 35 completed interviews (16% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mountainside Hospital Medicare-certified?
Yes. Mountainside Hospital (CMS Certification Number 312331) has been Medicare-certified since 1996-11-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Mountainside Hospital offer?
Mountainside Hospital reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 30 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Mountainside Hospital compare to other dialysis centers?
Mountainside Hospital scores 63/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 63% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #121 of 185 scored centers in New Jersey. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Mountainside Hospital?
Mountainside Hospital 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 Mountainside Hospital. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.