DaVita Sandford Boulevard Dialysis
✓ In-center
56/ 100
Westchester Center for Renal Care
Dialysis center · 10 Claremont Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
CMS star rating
8/ 100
Poor
Better than 8% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 9 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-01-23 · CCN 332718
- Rank in Mount Vernon, NY
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #303 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Westchester
- 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 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.6 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 148.5 | 156.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.3% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 74.5 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.79 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 11.2% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 46% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 45% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 11% | 3.1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 12% | 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 | 35% | 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 Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Dialysis,llc
✓ In-center
9/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
–no score
DaVita Boston Post Road Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
54/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Soundshore Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
17/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Westchester Center for Renal Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. Westchester Center for Renal Care (CMS Certification Number 332718) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-01-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Westchester Center for Renal Care offer?
Westchester Center for Renal Care reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 9 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Westchester Center for Renal Care compare to other dialysis centers?
Westchester Center for Renal Care scores 8/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 8% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #303 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Westchester Center for Renal Care?
Westchester Center for Renal Care 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 Westchester Center for Renal Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.