DCI Ball Square
DCI Ball Square is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Somerville, Massachusetts, operated by Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI). CMS gives it a 3-star rating — CMS rates this facility about as expected versus the national average ("as expected" is the most common rating).
★★★☆☆ 3 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means
Location & contact
643 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02145 · Middlesex County
(617) 616-3600 (click to call)
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Services & details
In-center hemodialysisPeritoneal dialysisHome hemodialysis training
| Dialysis stations | 16 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (Non-profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 1999-01-26 |
| CMS Certification Number | 222549 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | As Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 20.3 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 155.4 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 29.4% (As Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better |
| Blood transfusion rate | 46.4 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.
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