FKC Caryville
✓ In-center
36/ 100
DCI Caryville
Dialysis center · 173 Patty Hill Rd, Caryville, TN 37714
CMS star rating
16/ 100
Poor
Better than 16% 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
- 15 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-09-05 · CCN 442750
- Rank in Caryville, TN
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #145 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Campbell
- ESRD Network
- Network 8 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 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 | 19 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 246 | 148.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.2% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.1 | 0.35 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.8% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 20.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 96.3% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1.6% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 20.4% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 1.02 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.9% | 14.1% | 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 DCI Caryville Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI Caryville (CMS Certification Number 442750) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-09-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI Caryville offer?
DCI Caryville reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 15 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI Caryville compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI Caryville scores 16/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 16% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #145 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI Caryville?
DCI Caryville 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 Caryville or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.