Fresenius Kidney Care Troy
✓ In-center✓ PD
27/ 100
DCI - Rubin Dialysis Center - Troy
Dialysis center · 1850 Peoples Avenue, Troy, NY 12180
CMS star rating
8/ 100
Poor
Better than 8% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1986-07-17 · CCN 332532
- Rank in Troy, NY
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #298 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Rensselaer
- 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 3 of 14 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.5 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 170.4 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.5% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 58.8 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.29 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.84 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 53.1% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 29% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 92% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 3.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 20% | 14.8% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.37 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.1% | 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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Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Is DCI - Rubin Dialysis Center - Troy Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI - Rubin Dialysis Center - Troy (CMS Certification Number 332532) has been Medicare-certified since 1986-07-17, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI - Rubin Dialysis Center - Troy offer?
DCI - Rubin Dialysis Center - Troy reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI - Rubin Dialysis Center - Troy compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI - Rubin Dialysis Center - Troy scores 8/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 8% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #298 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI - Rubin Dialysis Center - Troy?
DCI - Rubin Dialysis Center - Troy is operated by Dialysis Clinic, Inc. 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 DCI - Rubin Dialysis Center - Troy or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.