Shc Merced
Shc Merced is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Merced, California, operated by Satellite Healthcare. CMS gives it a 4-star rating — CMS rates this facility above the national average for measured quality of patient care.
★★★★☆ 4 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means
Location & contact
3376 North Highway 59 Suite I
Merced, CA 95348 · Merced County
(209) 383-7370 (click to call)
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Services & details
In-center hemodialysisPeritoneal dialysis
| Dialysis stations | 24 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Satellite Healthcare (Non-profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2010-06-16 |
| CMS Certification Number | 552653 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | As Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 21.6 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 132.9 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 26.6% (As Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better |
| Blood transfusion rate | 20.4 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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