Heartland Kidney Center
Heartland Kidney Center is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Carthage, MO, certified since 2012. In the October 2026 CMS release it has 3 stars for cms star rating; the Missouri average is 2.4. It is worse than expected for patient survival.
Address2828 South Grand, Carthage, MO 64836
Phone(417) 358-5500
OwnershipFor-profit
Dialysis stations16
Medicare certifiedApril 2012
CountyJasper
CMS Certification Number262650
Services
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 Missouri is 2.4 stars.
Outcomes compared with what CMS expected
Patient survivalDeaths among the center's patients, compared with what CMS expected given how sick they were.
Worse than 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
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
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, 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.
10%
U.S. median 15% · MO 14%
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.
98%
U.S. median 98% · MO 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.
11%
U.S. median 18% · MO 18%
Adults with high calciumShare of adult patients with serum calcium above 10.2 mg/dL.
0%
U.S. median 1% · MO 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.
Other dialysis centers near Heartland Kidney Center
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Freeman Health System Outpatient Dialysis CenterWebb City, MO11 mi
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FMC - Joplin EastJoplin, MO17 mi
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Freeman Nephrology & Dialysis CenterJoplin, MO17 mi
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Heartland Kidney and Dialysis CenterNeosho, MO24 mi
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DaVita Hopefield DialysisPittsburg, KS28 mi
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FMC - Pittsburg MidwestPittsburg, KS28 mi
Distances are approximate, measured between ZIP code centers.
Hospitals near Heartland Kidney Center
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Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Source: CMS Dialysis Facility Compare (Provider Data Catalog dataset 23ew-n7w9). October 2026 release. This site is not affiliated with Heartland Kidney Center or with CMS. Report a problem with this page.