FMC - Freedom Center of Clifton Park
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
97/ 100
Limited data (6 measures)
DCI - Rubin Dialysis Centers - Clifton Park
Dialysis center · 21 Crossing Boulevard, Clifton Park, NY 12065
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
45/ 100
Average
Better than 45% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2003-04-16 · CCN 332632
- Rank in Clifton Park, NY
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #197 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Saratoga
- 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 8 of 15 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.1 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 120.7 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.8% | 28.4% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.8 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.16 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.06 | 0.9 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.4% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 85% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 87% | 85.1% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 3.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 13% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.27 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.2% | 20.8% | 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 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 81 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 79 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 72 | 78 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 87 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 34 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DCI - Rubin Dialysis Centers - Clifton Park Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI - Rubin Dialysis Centers - Clifton Park (CMS Certification Number 332632) has been Medicare-certified since 2003-04-16, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI - Rubin Dialysis Centers - Clifton Park offer?
DCI - Rubin Dialysis Centers - Clifton Park reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 20 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DCI - Rubin Dialysis Centers - Clifton Park compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI - Rubin Dialysis Centers - Clifton Park scores 45/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 45% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #197 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI - Rubin Dialysis Centers - Clifton Park?
DCI - Rubin Dialysis Centers - Clifton Park is operated by Dialysis Clinic, Inc. 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 DCI - Rubin Dialysis Centers - Clifton Park or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.