University of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis Berlin
University of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis Berlin is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Barre, Vermont, independently operated. 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
130 Fisher Road, Floor 3 / P.O.Box 547, Central Vermont Hospital / Renal Dialysis Unit
Barre, VT 05641 · Washington County
(802) 225-7033 (click to call)
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Services & details
In-center hemodialysis
| Dialysis stations | 10 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Independent (Non-profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 1991-09-24 |
| CMS Certification Number | 473500 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | As Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 21.8 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 93.5 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 19.3% (As Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better |
| Blood transfusion rate | 12.2 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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