Bassett Healthcare
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
54/ 100
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Dialysis center · 1 Atwell Road, Dialysis Unit, Cooperstown, NY 13326
CMS star rating
11/ 100
Poor
Better than 11% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1984-05-10 · CCN 332329
- Rank in New York
- #292 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Otsego
- 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 4 of 12 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.2 | 19.1 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 152.7 | 156.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.7% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.5 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.31 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61.2% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 28% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 87% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 9% | 3.1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 26% | 14.8% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5.5% | 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
Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Medicare-certified?
Yes. Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (CMS Certification Number 332329) has been Medicare-certified since 1984-05-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital offer?
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital compare to other dialysis centers?
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital scores 11/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 11% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #292 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital?
Mary Imogene Bassett 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 Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.