FMC - Portsmouth
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
32/ 100
DCI - Portsmouth
Dialysis center · 1207 17th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
CMS star rating
36/ 100
Below average
Better than 36% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-03-08 · CCN 362643
- Rank in Portsmouth, OH
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Ohio
- #162 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Scioto
- ESRD Network
- Network 9 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 6 of 14 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.2 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 143.1 | 152.6 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.9% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.7 | 33.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.07 | 1.02 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.62 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 70.7% | 54.3% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 8% | 21.4% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 97% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 1.2% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 13% | 17.7% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1.23 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Worse than Expected | 0.5% | 12.7% | 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 Portsmouth
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - Ironton
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12/ 100
FMC - Ashland
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45/ 100
FMC - Central Ashland
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
37/ 100
DaVita Pike County Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
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Frequently asked questions
Is DCI - Portsmouth Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI - Portsmouth (CMS Certification Number 362643) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-03-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI - Portsmouth offer?
DCI - Portsmouth reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI - Portsmouth compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI - Portsmouth scores 36/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 36% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #162 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI - Portsmouth?
DCI - Portsmouth 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 - Portsmouth or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.