Puget Sound Kidney Center Whidbey Island
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
20/ 100
Puget Sound Kidney Center-Port Townsend
Dialysis center · 2500 Sims Way Ste 102, Port Townsend, WA 98368
CMS star rating
87/ 100
Excellent
Better than 87% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Puget Sound Kidney Centers · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 7 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2010-09-23 · CCN 502565
- Rank in Washington
- #15 of 107 scored centers
- County
- Jefferson
- ESRD Network
- Network 16 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 8 of 12 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.7 | 21.5 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 115.4 | 126.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0% | 23.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.42 | 0.49 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 1.21 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.62 | 1.28 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.3% | 64.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 18.3% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 98.1% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 15% | 21.9% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 26.9% | 11.8% | 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 Puget Sound Kidney Center-Port Townsend Medicare-certified?
Yes. Puget Sound Kidney Center-Port Townsend (CMS Certification Number 502565) has been Medicare-certified since 2010-09-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Puget Sound Kidney Center-Port Townsend offer?
Puget Sound Kidney Center-Port Townsend reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 7 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Puget Sound Kidney Center-Port Townsend compare to other dialysis centers?
Puget Sound Kidney Center-Port Townsend scores 87/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 87% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #15 of 107 scored centers in Washington. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Puget Sound Kidney Center-Port Townsend?
Puget Sound Kidney Center-Port Townsend is operated by Puget Sound Kidney Centers 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 Puget Sound Kidney Center-Port Townsend or Puget Sound Kidney Centers. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.