FKC Hermitage
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
49/ 100
DCI Shenango Valley
Dialysis center · 737 Brookshire Drive, Hermitage, PA 16148
CMS star rating
1/ 100
Poor
Better than 1% 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 1998-10-26 · CCN 392646
- Rank in Hermitage, PA
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #273 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Mercer
- ESRD Network
- Network 4 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 0 of 11 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.7 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 140.7 | 149 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.34 | 0.41 | 1 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.26 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 42% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 32% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 97.3% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 1.1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 24% | 15.3% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.3% | 21.8% | 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 Hermitage
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - Youngstown
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18/ 100
Warren Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
21/ 100
FMC - Warren
✓ In-center
38/ 100
FKC New Castle
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
71/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DCI Shenango Valley Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI Shenango Valley (CMS Certification Number 392646) has been Medicare-certified since 1998-10-26, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI Shenango Valley offer?
DCI Shenango Valley 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 Shenango Valley compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI Shenango Valley scores 1/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 1% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #273 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI Shenango Valley?
DCI Shenango Valley 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 Shenango Valley or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.