DCI Medical Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
73/ 100
Vanderbilt Home Dialysis Clinic
Dialysis center · 2906 Foster Creighton Dr, Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37204
CMS star rating
4/ 100
Poor
Better than 4% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Other small chain · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✗ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 0 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-03-12 · CCN 442745
- Rank in Nashville, TN
- #13 of 14 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #173 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 2 of 13 reported measures, worse on 11.
| 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 | 177.7 | 148.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 41% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.9 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.37 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.11 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 31.7% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 32% | 20.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 85% | 94.3% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 1.6% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 21% | 20.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.63 | 1.02 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 40.3% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Nashville
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DCI Clarksville Hwy
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DaVita Nashville Home Training Dialysis PD
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49/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Nashville Home
✓ PD✓ Home HD
43/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Vanderbilt Home Dialysis Clinic Medicare-certified?
Yes. Vanderbilt Home Dialysis Clinic (CMS Certification Number 442745) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-03-12, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Vanderbilt Home Dialysis Clinic offer?
Vanderbilt Home Dialysis Clinic reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 0 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Vanderbilt Home Dialysis Clinic compare to other dialysis centers?
Vanderbilt Home Dialysis Clinic scores 4/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 4% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #173 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Vanderbilt Home Dialysis Clinic?
Vanderbilt Home Dialysis Clinic is part of a small regional dialysis group 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 Vanderbilt Home Dialysis Clinic. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.