Home Dialysis Services of Hershey
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
40/ 100
M.s. Hershey Medical Center
Dialysis center · M.c. HU23, Upc II Suite 1400, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033
CMS star rating
19/ 100
Poor
Better than 19% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1980-12-16 · CCN 392335
- Rank in Hershey, PA
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #243 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 | 33.1 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 116 | 149 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 14.2% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.59 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.29 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 23.6% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 60% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 92% | 97.3% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 65% | 89% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 15.3% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.61 | 1.42 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19% | 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
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
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Frequently asked questions
Is M.s. Hershey Medical Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. M.s. Hershey Medical Center (CMS Certification Number 392335) has been Medicare-certified since 1980-12-16, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does M.s. Hershey Medical Center offer?
M.s. Hershey Medical Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does M.s. Hershey Medical Center compare to other dialysis centers?
M.s. Hershey Medical Center scores 19/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 19% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #243 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns M.s. Hershey Medical Center?
M.s. Hershey 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 M.s. Hershey Medical Center. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.