FKC of Missionary Ridge
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
98/ 100
DCI Chattanooga Broad St
Dialysis center · 3555 Broad St., Chattanooga, TN 37409
CMS star rating
87/ 100
Excellent
Better than 87% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1988-09-14 · CCN 442555
- Rank in Chattanooga, TN
- #2 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #12 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 8 of 13 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.9 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 89.6 | 148.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.3% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61.2% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 20% | 20.7% | 19% | About the same |
| 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) | 0% | 1.6% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 7% | 20.4% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1.02 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7% | 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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DCI East Ridge
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Frequently asked questions
Is DCI Chattanooga Broad St Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI Chattanooga Broad St (CMS Certification Number 442555) has been Medicare-certified since 1988-09-14, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI Chattanooga Broad St offer?
DCI Chattanooga Broad St reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI Chattanooga Broad St compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI Chattanooga Broad St scores 87/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 87% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #12 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI Chattanooga Broad St?
DCI Chattanooga Broad 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 Broad St or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.