FMC North Newark
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
84/ 100
Vistacare Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 300 Broadway, Newark, NJ 07104
CMS star rating
2/ 100
Poor
Better than 2% 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
- 27 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2021-02-25 · CCN 312711
- Rank in Newark, NJ
- #5 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in New Jersey
- #182 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 2 of 12 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 35 | 19.7 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 238.5 | 148.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.3% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.17 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.05 | 0.83 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.24 | 0.85 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 18.6% | 58.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 54% | 14.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 37% | 96.8% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 56% | 2.4% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 6% | 13.9% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.8% | 22.2% | 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 Vistacare Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Vistacare Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 312711) has been Medicare-certified since 2021-02-25, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Vistacare Dialysis Center offer?
Vistacare Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 27 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Vistacare Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Vistacare Dialysis Center scores 2/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 2% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #182 of 185 scored centers in New Jersey. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Vistacare Dialysis Center?
Vistacare Dialysis Center 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 Vistacare Dialysis Center. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.