FKC of Missionary Ridge
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
98/ 100
DCI Chattanooga 3rd St
Dialysis center · 1425 East Third Street, Chattanooga, TN 37404
CMS star rating
30/ 100
Below average
Better than 30% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1976-09-01 · CCN 442505
- Rank in Chattanooga, TN
- #5 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #109 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Hamilton
- 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 6 of 14 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.6 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 153.7 | 148.3 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.6% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.52 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 2.26 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.4% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 20.7% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 96.3% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 81% | 94.3% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.6% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 16% | 20.4% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.12 | 1.02 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 17.4% | 14.1% | 16.5% | About the same |
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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Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Is DCI Chattanooga 3rd St Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI Chattanooga 3rd St (CMS Certification Number 442505) has been Medicare-certified since 1976-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI Chattanooga 3rd St offer?
DCI Chattanooga 3rd St reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI Chattanooga 3rd St compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI Chattanooga 3rd St scores 30/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 30% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #109 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI Chattanooga 3rd St?
DCI Chattanooga 3rd St 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 Chattanooga 3rd St or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.