Boston Dialysis in Boston, Massachusetts - Dialysis Center

Boston Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Boston, Massachusetts and it has 30 dialysis stations. It is located in Suffolk county at Dialysis Unit, Boston, MA, 02118. You can reach out to the office of Boston Dialysis at (617) 859-7000. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Boston Dialysis has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in June, 1993. The medicare id for this facility is 222526 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameBoston Dialysis
LocationDialysis Unit, Boston, Massachusetts
No. of Dialysis Stations 30
Medicare ID222526
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


Dialysis Unit, Boston, Massachusetts, 02118
(617) 859-7000

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Boston Dialysis from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1295794121
Organization NameBrookline Dialysis
Doing Business AsDva Healthcare Of Massachusetts, Inc.
Address330 Brookline Ave Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
Phone Number(617) 667-3211

NPI Number1710946637
Organization NameBoston Dialysis
Doing Business AsDva Healthcare Of Massachusetts Inc
Address660 Harrison Ave Boston, Massachusetts, 02118
Phone Number(617) 859-7000

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.66%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.18%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.16%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).59%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).29%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).12%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.57%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.22%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.21%18%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).56%62%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).36%26%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).8%12%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. 84%80%
Patients who reported that 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff does not provided them the information they needed to take care of them.16%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).64%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).25%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).11%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data124
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL26

Dialysis Adequacy

Adult patinets who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be atleast 1.7, that means they are receiving right amount of dialysis. Pediatric patients who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be 1.8.
Higher percentages should be better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center242
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.22171
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center96
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center65
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7608
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center88
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

Mineral and Bone Disorder

An important goal of dialysis is to maintain normal levels of various minerals in the body, such as calcium. This shows the percentage of patients treated at Boston Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia298
Hypercalcemia patient months2844
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor307
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL10
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL21
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL14

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is considered long term vascular access for hemodialysis because it allows good blood flow, lasts a long time, and is less likely to get infected or cause blood clots than other types of access. Patients who don't have time to get a permanent vascular access before they start hemodialysis treatments may need to use a venous catheter as a temporary access.

Patients included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 183
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 1356
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment69
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer17

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at a certain dialysis center were admitted to the hospital more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other centers.

Standard Hospitalization Summary Ratio(SHR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary214
Hospitalization Rate in facility211.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit288
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit163.2

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Boston Dialysis were readmitted more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other dialysis centers.

Standard Readmission Summary Ratio(SRR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility27.5 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit34.4
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit21.3

Infection Rate

Hemodialysis treatment requires direct access to the bloodstream, which can be an opportunity for germs to enter the body and cause infection. This information shows how often patients at Boston Dialysis get infections in their blood each year compared to the number of infections expected for the center based on the national average.

Standard Infection Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Infection Rate in facility.68 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.19
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.36

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Boston Dialysis's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standard Transfusion Summary Ratio (STrR) Year January, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary 188
Transfusion Rate in facility60 (Worse than Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit90.8
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit41.8

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Boston Dialysis lived longer than expected (better than expected), don’t live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standard Survival Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2013 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Survival Summary1162
Mortality Rate in facility14.4 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit17.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.8

Dialysis Facility in Boston, MA

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Phone: (617) 726-3700
Brigham And Women's Hospital
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Phone: (617) 732-6130
Kidney Center
Location: 888 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
Phone: (617) 739-3000
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (Dci Boston)
Location: 35 Kneeland Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02111
Phone: (617) 636-6389
Boston Dialysis
Location: Dialysis Unit, Boston, Massachusetts, 02118
Phone: (617) 859-7000

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

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