FKC Liberty Dialysis Banksville
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
93/ 100
DCI North Hills
Dialysis center · 8443 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
65/ 100
Above average
Better than 65% 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
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1993-10-05 · CCN 392581
- Rank in Pittsburgh, PA
- #5 of 19 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #116 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Allegheny
- 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 6 of 12 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.3 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 113.4 | 149 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.7% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.68 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 0.89 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.21 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.3% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 30% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 97.3% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 13% | 15.3% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5.3% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 3 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 91 | 82 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 79 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 94 | 88 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 95 | 89 | 88 | Better |
Based on 36 completed interviews (33% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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76/ 100
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Dialysis centers nearby
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77/ 100
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Frequently asked questions
Is DCI North Hills Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI North Hills (CMS Certification Number 392581) has been Medicare-certified since 1993-10-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI North Hills offer?
DCI North Hills reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI North Hills compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI North Hills scores 65/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 65% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #116 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI North Hills?
DCI North Hills 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 North Hills or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.