Nantucket Cottage Hospital in Nantucket, Massachusetts - Dialysis Center

Nantucket Cottage Hospital is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Nantucket, Massachusetts and it has 2 dialysis stations. It is located in Nantucket county at Dialysis Unit, Nantucket, MA, 02554. You can reach out to the office of Nantucket Cottage Hospital at (508) 825-8108. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Nantucket Cottage Hospital has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 1977. The medicare id for this facility is 220081 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameNantucket Cottage Hospital
LocationDialysis Unit, Nantucket, Massachusetts
No. of Dialysis Stations 2
Medicare ID220081
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


Dialysis Unit, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 02554
(508) 825-8108
Not Available

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 Nantucket Cottage Hospital from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1205993110
Doing Business AsNantucket Cottage Hospital
Address57 Prospect St Nantucket, Massachusetts, 02554
Phone Number(508) 825-8100

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data3

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 center9
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.269
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis 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 Nantucket Cottage Hospital with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia9
Hypercalcemia patient months69
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg
Patients with Serumphosphor9
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL

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 9
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 38
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer

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 Summary4
Hospitalization Rate in facility (Not Available)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Nantucket Cottage Hospital'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 4
Transfusion Rate in facility (Not Available)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Nantucket Cottage Hospital 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 Summary23
Mortality Rate in facility (Not Available)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

Dialysis Facility in Nantucket, MA

Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Location: Dialysis Unit, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 02554
Phone: (508) 825-8108

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.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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