032565 Desert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI)

032565 Desert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI) is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Tucson, Arizona, operated by Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI). CMS gives it a 2-star rating — CMS rates this facility below the national average on measured quality of patient care.

★★☆☆☆ 2 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means

Location & contact

1011 E Pennsylvania St
Tucson, AZ 85719 · Pima County

(520) 806-0007 (click to call)

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Services & details

In-center hemodialysis Late shift available

Facility details for 032565 Desert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI)
Dialysis stations	25
Ownership	Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (Non-profit)
Medicare-certified since	1997-09-11
CMS Certification Number	032565

CMS quality measures

CMS quality measures for 032565 Desert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI)
Measure	Result	Context
Patient survival	As Expected	CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival
Mortality rate	23.6 deaths per 100 patient-years	Lower is better
Hospitalization rate	161.6 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected)	Lower is better
Hospital readmission	31.4% (As Expected)	30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better
Blood transfusion rate	9.6 per 100 patient-years (As Expected)	Lower is better

Measures are risk-adjusted by CMS so facilities treating sicker patients aren't penalized. A single measure never tells the whole story — read how CMS calculates these.

Before you visit: call (520) 806-0007 to confirm chair availability, treatment times, and that the center accepts your insurance or Medicare plan. Data from the CMS April 2026 release; details can change between quarterly updates.

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