USRC Ulster Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
53/ 100
Kingston Hospital Dialysis Center- Satellite
Dialysis center · 37 Albany Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
CMS star rating
94/ 100
Excellent
Better than 94% 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
- 30 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2006-01-01 · CCN 333548
- Rank in Kingston, NY
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #42 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Ulster
- 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 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.9 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 149.8 | 156.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.5% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.8 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.27 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.46 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.53 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.8% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 20.2% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 93% | 97% | Better |
| 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) | 10% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.84 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.5% | 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)
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 Kingston
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
76/ 100
USRC Dutchess Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
57/ 100
Columbia-Greene Dialysis (Catskill Division)
✓ In-center✓ PD
9/ 100
FMC Beacon Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
81/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Kingston Hospital Dialysis Center- Satellite Medicare-certified?
Yes. Kingston Hospital Dialysis Center- Satellite (CMS Certification Number 333548) has been Medicare-certified since 2006-01-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Kingston Hospital Dialysis Center- Satellite offer?
Kingston Hospital Dialysis Center- Satellite reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 30 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Kingston Hospital Dialysis Center- Satellite compare to other dialysis centers?
Kingston Hospital Dialysis Center- Satellite scores 94/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 94% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #42 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Kingston Hospital Dialysis Center- Satellite?
Kingston Hospital Dialysis Center- Satellite 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 Kingston Hospital Dialysis Center- Satellite. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.