Unity Dialysis at Chili
✓ In-center
77/ 100
Unity Hospital of Rochester - St. Mary's
Dialysis center · 89 Genesee Street, St. Mary's Campus Dialysis, Rochester, NY 14611
CMS star rating
12/ 100
Poor
Better than 12% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2011-01-01 · CCN 333561
- Rank in Rochester, NY
- #7 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #289 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Monroe
- 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 | 27.5 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 163.6 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.7% | 28.4% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.9 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 2.22 | 0.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.57 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.63 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 38.2% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 49% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 85% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 3.1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 13% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Rochester
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30/ 100
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26/ 100
FMC - Freedom Center of Rochester
✓ PD✓ Home HD
14/ 100
DaVita Seaway Dialysis
✓ In-center
13/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Unity Hospital of Rochester - St. Mary's Medicare-certified?
Yes. Unity Hospital of Rochester - St. Mary's (CMS Certification Number 333561) has been Medicare-certified since 2011-01-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Unity Hospital of Rochester - St. Mary's offer?
Unity Hospital of Rochester - St. Mary's reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 21 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Unity Hospital of Rochester - St. Mary's compare to other dialysis centers?
Unity Hospital of Rochester - St. Mary's scores 12/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 12% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #289 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Unity Hospital of Rochester - St. Mary's?
Unity Hospital of Rochester - St. Mary's 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 Unity Hospital of Rochester - St. Mary's. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.