Black Hills Dialysis - Pine Ridge
✓ In-center
74/ 100
66/ 100
Above average
Better than 66% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2004-09-09 · CCN 432514
- Rank in South Dakota
- #18 of 25 scored centers
- County
- Oglala Lakota
- ESRD Network
- Network 11 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 14 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 7.3 | 17.7 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 161.3 | 110.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28% | 24.9% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.5 | 28.1 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.16 | 1.03 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.75 | 0.92 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.21 | 0.88 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61.3% | 68.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 34% | 16.8% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 95.8% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.6% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 28% | 14.1% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.04 | 2.01 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.1% | 24.2% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sharps Corner Medicare-certified?
Yes. Sharps Corner (CMS Certification Number 432514) has been Medicare-certified since 2004-09-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Sharps Corner offer?
Sharps Corner reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Sharps Corner compare to other dialysis centers?
Sharps Corner scores 66/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 66% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #18 of 25 scored centers in South Dakota. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Sharps Corner?
Sharps Corner is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain 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 Sharps Corner. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.