Fresenius Kidney Care - Hempstead
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
57/ 100
Nassau University Medical Center
Dialysis center · 875 Jerusalem Avenue, A. Holly Paterson Extended Care Facility, Uniondale, NY 11553
CMS star rating
68/ 100
Above average
Better than 68% 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
- 29 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2010-02-08 · CCN 333555
- Rank in New York
- #131 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Nassau
- 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 8 of 14 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.3 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 117.8 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.4% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 7.2 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 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: Better than Expected | 0.19 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Better than Expected | 79.2% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 93% | 97% | About the same |
| 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) | 18% | 14.8% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.7 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Worse than Expected | 2.5% | 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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Frequently asked questions
Is Nassau University Medical Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Nassau University Medical Center (CMS Certification Number 333555) has been Medicare-certified since 2010-02-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Nassau University Medical Center offer?
Nassau University Medical Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 29 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Nassau University Medical Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Nassau University Medical Center scores 68/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 68% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #131 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Nassau University Medical Center?
Nassau University Medical Center 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 Nassau University Medical Center. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.