Marjorie Basser Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
82/ 100
Cassena Kidney Care at Peninsula
Dialysis center · 50-15 Beach Channel Drive, Far Rockaway, NY 11691
CMS star rating
13/ 100
Poor
Better than 13% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-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 2016-12-09 · CCN 332742
- Rank in Far Rockaway, NY
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #284 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Queens
- 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 13 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.4 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 155.7 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.9% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.8 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.35 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 51.8% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 30% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 29% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 40% | 3.1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 10% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.3% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cassena Kidney Care at Peninsula Medicare-certified?
Yes. Cassena Kidney Care at Peninsula (CMS Certification Number 332742) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-12-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Cassena Kidney Care at Peninsula offer?
Cassena Kidney Care at Peninsula reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Cassena Kidney Care at Peninsula compare to other dialysis centers?
Cassena Kidney Care at Peninsula scores 13/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 13% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #284 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Cassena Kidney Care at Peninsula?
Cassena Kidney Care at Peninsula 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 Cassena Kidney Care at Peninsula. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.