FKC Liberty Dialysis Banksville
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
93/ 100
DCI Pittsburgh Oakland
Dialysis center · 3260 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 5★
61/ 100
Above average
Better than 61% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1996-01-01 · CCN 392610
- Rank in Pittsburgh, PA
- #8 of 19 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #131 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 5 of 15 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.9 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 174.4 | 149 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.1% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 38.9 | 28 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.54 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.68 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.04 | 0.94 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 43.8% | 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) | 92% | 97.3% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 74% | 89% | 92% | Worse |
| 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) | 16% | 15.3% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.4 | 1.42 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 28.9% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 5 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 90 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 90 | 82 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 88 | 81 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 86 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 96 | 88 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 99 | 89 | 88 | Better |
Based on 37 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Pittsburgh
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92/ 100
DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis
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78/ 100
FKC Penn Hills
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76/ 100
DCI North Hills
✓ In-center
65/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DCI Pittsburgh Oakland Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI Pittsburgh Oakland (CMS Certification Number 392610) has been Medicare-certified since 1996-01-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI Pittsburgh Oakland offer?
DCI Pittsburgh Oakland reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 25 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI Pittsburgh Oakland compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI Pittsburgh Oakland scores 61/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 61% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #131 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI Pittsburgh Oakland?
DCI Pittsburgh Oakland is operated by Dialysis Clinic, Inc. 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 DCI Pittsburgh Oakland or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.