DaVita Jamaica Hillside Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
Fms-St. Alban's Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 172-70 Baisley Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11434
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
90/ 100
Excellent
Better than 90% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-06-11 · CCN 332595
- Rank in Jamaica, NY
- #4 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #58 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 10 of 14 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.8 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 148.8 | 156.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.9% | 28.4% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.9 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.2 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.38 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.24 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 63.7% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 93% | 97% | About the same |
| 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) | 13% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.21 | 1.36 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 21.3% | 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 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 86 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 82 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 78 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 86 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 89 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 82 completed interviews (30% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Limited data (7 measures)
Frequently asked questions
Is Fms-St. Alban's Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fms-St. Alban's Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 332595) has been Medicare-certified since 1999-06-11, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fms-St. Alban's Dialysis Center offer?
Fms-St. Alban's Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 24 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Fms-St. Alban's Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Fms-St. Alban's Dialysis Center scores 90/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 90% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #58 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fms-St. Alban's Dialysis Center?
Fms-St. Alban's Dialysis Center is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 Fms-St. Alban's Dialysis Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.