DCI Medical Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
73/ 100
DCI Home Training of Middle Tn
Dialysis center · 1633 Church Street Suite 160, Nashville, TN 37203
Not rated CMS star rating
18/ 100
Poor
Better than 18% 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
- 2 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2001-09-10 · CCN 442638
- Rank in Nashville, TN
- #9 of 14 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #141 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Davidson
- 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 10 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.6 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 184.3 | 148.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.1% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.4 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.32 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 91% | 94.3% | 92% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 8% | 1.6% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 20.4% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 29.8% | 14.1% | 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)
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 Home Training of Middle Tn Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI Home Training of Middle Tn (CMS Certification Number 442638) has been Medicare-certified since 2001-09-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI Home Training of Middle Tn offer?
DCI Home Training of Middle Tn reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 2 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI Home Training of Middle Tn compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI Home Training of Middle Tn scores 18/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 18% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #141 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee.
Who owns DCI Home Training of Middle Tn?
DCI Home Training of Middle Tn 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 Home Training of Middle Tn or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.