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Dialysis Center of Western Massachusetts

Dialysis Center of Western Massachusetts is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Chicopee, MA, certified since 2008. In the October 2026 CMS release it has 3 stars for cms star rating; the Massachusetts average is 3.6.

Address601 Memorial drive, Suite H, Chicopee, MA 01020
OwnershipFor-profit
ChainAmerican Renal Associates
Dialysis stations15
Medicare certifiedSeptember 2008
CountyHampden
CMS Certification Number222571

Services

In-center hemodialysis Peritoneal dialysis Home hemodialysis training Evening shift (after 5 PM)

CMS star rating

3 of 5

CMS's 1-5 star rating for dialysis centers, built from patient survival, hospital admissions, readmissions, transfusions, infections and other outcomes, adjusted for how sick each center's patients are. The average for rated dialysis centers in Massachusetts is 3.6 stars.

Outcomes compared with what CMS expected

Patient survivalDeaths among the center's patients, compared with what CMS expected given how sick they were.
As expected
Hospital admissionsHow often patients were admitted to a hospital, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Readmissions after a hospital stayHow often patients went back into the hospital within 30 days of leaving it.
As expected
Blood transfusionsHow often patients needed a blood transfusion, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Bloodstream infectionsBloodstream infections among hemodialysis patients, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Emergency department visitsEmergency department visits that did not lead to an admission, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Getting on a transplant waitlistHow often new patients were put on a kidney transplant waitlist in their first year, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected

Verdicts are CMS's own, comparing this center's patients with what CMS expected given how sick they were. Lower is better for hospital admissions, readmissions after a hospital stay, blood transfusions, bloodstream infections, emergency department visits. Medians are of every dialysis center CMS reports a figure for.

Day-to-day care

Patients on a kidney transplant waitlistShare of the center's patients who are on a waitlist for a kidney transplant.
22% U.S. median 15% · MA 36%
Adults getting enough dialysis (hemodialysis)Share of adult hemodialysis patients whose Kt/V, a measure of how well dialysis clears waste, was at least 1.2.
97% U.S. median 98% · MA 98%
Adults with a long-term catheterShare of adult patients dialyzing through a catheter for 90 days or more. A fistula or graft carries less risk of infection.
21% U.S. median 18% · MA 21%
Adults with high calciumShare of adult patients with serum calcium above 10.2 mg/dL.
1% U.S. median 1% · MA 1%

Lower is better for adults with a long-term catheter, adults with high calcium. Medians are of every dialysis center CMS reports a figure for.

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Source: CMS Dialysis Facility Compare (Provider Data Catalog dataset 23ew-n7w9). October 2026 release. This site is not affiliated with Dialysis Center of Western Massachusetts or with CMS. Report a problem with this page.