Erie County Medical Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
41/ 100
USRC West Cheektowaga
Dialysis center · 2861 Harlem Road, Buffalo, NY 14225
CMS star rating
82/ 100
Excellent
Better than 82% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- US Renal Care, Inc. · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-11-23 · CCN 332747
- Rank in Buffalo, NY
- #1 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #91 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Erie
- ESRD Network
- Network 2 (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 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.1 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 127 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.2% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.1 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.02 | 0.81 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 55.2% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 20.2% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 89% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 3.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 5% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.34 | 1.36 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 9.7% | 20.8% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Buffalo
Oishei Children's Hospital of Buffalo
✓ In-center✓ PD
–no score
Dialysis centers nearby
USRC Cheektowaga Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
86/ 100
Fms-Freedom Center of Buffalo
✓ PD✓ Home HD
18/ 100
DaVita Cleve Hill Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
6/ 100
Pure Life Renal of Buffalo Inc.
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
44/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is USRC West Cheektowaga Medicare-certified?
Yes. USRC West Cheektowaga (CMS Certification Number 332747) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-11-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does USRC West Cheektowaga offer?
USRC West Cheektowaga reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does USRC West Cheektowaga compare to other dialysis centers?
USRC West Cheektowaga scores 82/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 82% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #91 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns USRC West Cheektowaga?
USRC West Cheektowaga is operated by US Renal Care, Inc. 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 USRC West Cheektowaga or US Renal Care, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.