M.s. Hershey Medical Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
19/ 100
Home Dialysis Services of Hershey
Dialysis center · 555 E. Chocolate Ave., Suite 102, Hershey, PA 17033
CMS star rating
40/ 100
Average
Better than 40% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Other small chain · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 6 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-03-08 · CCN 392841
- Rank in Hershey, PA
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #196 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Dauphin
- 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 5 of 13 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 137 | 149 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.1% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 7.8 | 28 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.13 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.63 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 33% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 45% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 97.3% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 76% | 89% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 11% | 15.3% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 29.7% | 21.8% | 16.5% | Better |
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 Hershey
Dialysis centers nearby
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Limited data (7 measures)
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DaVita Rutherford Dialysis
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–no score
FKC Liberty Dialysis Middletown
✓ In-center✓ PD
94/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Home Dialysis Services of Hershey Medicare-certified?
Yes. Home Dialysis Services of Hershey (CMS Certification Number 392841) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-03-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Home Dialysis Services of Hershey offer?
Home Dialysis Services of Hershey reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 6 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Home Dialysis Services of Hershey compare to other dialysis centers?
Home Dialysis Services of Hershey scores 40/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 40% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #196 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Home Dialysis Services of Hershey?
Home Dialysis Services of Hershey is part of a small regional dialysis group and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Home Dialysis Services of Hershey. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.