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Source: CMS · Released July 15, 2026
Every treatment needs a way into the bloodstream. A fistula is a connection made surgically in the arm. A catheter is a tube placed in a large vein. Fistulas last longer and get infected less, so they are generally preferred where a patient's veins allow one.
| Distance | Clinic | Also offers |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 mi | Wfu Baptist Medical Center Dialysis Unit4 N Hemodialysis, Winston Salem, NC 27157 | Peritoneal (PD) · Evening Shifts |
| 1.0 mi | North Davidson Dialysis Center of Wake Forest University295 Millers Creek Dr., Winston Salem, NC 27127 | Peritoneal (PD) |
| 1.4 mi | Piedmont Dialysis Center655 Cotton Street, Winston Salem, NC 27101 | Home Hemodialysis · Peritoneal (PD) |
| 2.7 mi | Highland Oaks Dialysis Center730 Highland Oaks Dr. Suite 101, Winston Salem, NC 27103 |
No. Medicare's records show no home hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis training here. Other clinics nearby may offer it, and training does not usually mean leaving your current clinic permanently.
Yes — Medicare records chairs available after 5pm. Which specific times are free changes constantly and is published nowhere, so call to ask.
48 stations, meaning up to 48 people can be treated at once. A larger unit usually means more shift options. It says nothing about the quality of care.
Yes. Medicare places this clinic in the bottom 34% of US clinics. That is a position in a national distribution, not a score it passed or failed — most clinics sit in the middle band by design.
It is a nonprofit facility operated by Wake Forest University, Medicare-certified since 2009.
By calling. Chair availability, insurance acceptance and wait times are not published by Medicare, or by anyone else, for any clinic in the country. That is why the phone number is at the top of this page.
Every measure Medicare publishes about a dialysis facility, grouped in Medicare's nine categories and numbered for citation. Nothing here is selected. Where this clinic has no figure, the cell carries a dash and Medicare's code, and the codes are explained below the table.
| № | Measure | Patients | Clinic | US | NC | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemia management | ||||||
| 01 | Medicare patients with hemoglobin < 10 g/dL | 40 | 15% | 21% | 23% | |
| 02 | Medicare patients with hemoglobin > 12 g/dL | |||||
This facility is one of 219 North Carolina clinics rated as expected. The state has 237. Based on 205 patients.
Based on 205 patients.
These two do not add up to 100%. Some patients use a graft or another form of access. Access type depends on a patient's own veins, whether earlier attempts held, how soon surgery was available, and what the patient chose.
Medicare surveys patients at this clinic directly.
This facility is one of 2 North Carolina clinics rated worse than expected. The state has 232.
A ratio below 1 means fewer infections than Medicare expected for this clinic's patients. The published range is wide enough here to include the national expectation, which is why Medicare rates it as expected.
This facility is one of 144 North Carolina clinics rated as expected. The state has 157. Based on 82 patients.
This facility is one of 233 North Carolina clinics rated as expected. The state has 245. Based on 159 patients.
Listing depends on a patient's own health, what the regional transplant centre requires, and the patient's own choice — not on the clinic alone.
This facility is one of 228 North Carolina clinics rated as expected. The state has 237. Based on 234 discharges.
This facility is one of 225 North Carolina clinics rated as expected. The state has 230. Based on 154 discharges.
This facility is one of 234 North Carolina clinics rated as expected. The state has 241. Based on 700 patients.
This facility is one of 239 North Carolina clinics rated as expected. The state has 244. Based on 177 patients.
This facility is one of 222 North Carolina clinics rated as expected. The state has 228. Based on 70 patients.
These are adjusted for how sick a clinic's patients are. For a clinic this size the published ranges are usually wide enough that the figure cannot be told apart from the national expectation.
This facility is one of 13 North Carolina clinics rated worse than expected. The state has 154. Based on 58 patients.
Based on 40 patients.
| Peritoneal (PD) |
| 3.9 mi | Salem Kidney Center2705 Boulder Park Court, Winston Salem, NC 27101 | — |
|---|
| 40 |
| 0% |
| 1% |
| 0% |
| Dialysis adequacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Adult hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | 168 | 97% | 97% | 97% | |
| 04 | Adult peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7 | No figure published. Reason code 257. | 92% | 95% | ||
| 05 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 87% | 98% | ||
| 06 | Pediatric peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.8 | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 78% | 88% | ||
| 07 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with nPCR measured | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 91% | 100% | ||
| Infection | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Standardized bloodstream infection ratio | 2.31 | Worse than Expected | |||
| Mineral metabolism | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Adult patients with hypercalcemia (calcium > 10.2 mg/dL) | 190 | 0% | 1% | 1% | |
| 10 | Adult serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL | 208 | 12% | 7% | 7% | |
| 11 | Adult serum phosphorus between 3.5-4.5 mg/dL | 208 | 24% | 22% | 20% | |
| 12 | Adult serum phosphorus between 4.6-5.5 mg/dL | 208 | 24% | 27% | 25% | |
| 13 | Adult serum phosphorus between 5.6-7.0 mg/dL | 208 | 24% | 26% | 27% | |
| 14 | Adult serum phosphorus greater than 7.0 mg/dL | 208 | 17% | 18% | 20% | |
| Patient experience | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nephrologists' communication and caring (stars, 1–5) | 56 | 4 | |||
| 16 | Quality of dialysis center care and operations (stars, 1–5) | 56 | 4 | |||
| 17 | Providing information to patients (stars, 1–5) | 56 | 1 | |||
| 18 | Patients' rating of the nephrologist (stars, 1–5) | 56 | 4 | |||
| 19 | Patients' rating of the dialysis center staff (stars, 1–5) | 56 | 3 | |||
| 20 | Patients' rating of the dialysis facility (stars, 1–5) | 56 | 4 | |||
| 21 | Survey response rate | 56 | 18% | 24% | 24% | |
| Staff vaccination | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Healthcare personnel COVID-19 vaccination rate | 0% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Survival & hospitalization | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Mortality rate (per 100 patient-years) | 700 | 22.4 | 22.2 | As Expected | |
| 24 | Hospitalization rate (admissions) (per 100 patient-years) | 177 | 182.6 | 148 | As Expected | |
| 25 | Readmission rate | 234 | 28.9% | 27.2% | As Expected | |
| 26 | Transfusion rate (per 100 patient-years) | 58 | 55.6 | 32.5 | Worse than Expected | |
| 27 | Standardized emergency department visit ratio | 70 | 1.13 | 0.99 | As Expected | |
| 28 | ED visits within 30 days of hospital discharge (ratio) | 154 | 1.09 | 1.04 | As Expected | |
| 29 | Standardized modality switch ratio | 132 | 0.66 | 1 | As Expected | |
| Transplant access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | First-year kidney transplant waitlist ratio | 82 | 1.32 | 1 | As Expected | |
| 31 | Prevalent patients waitlisted for transplant | 159 | 10.1% | 16.5% | As Expected | |
| Vascular access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Adult patients with an arteriovenous fistula | 205 | 57.3% | 57.1% | As Expected | |
| 33 | Adult patients with a catheter in use 90+ days | 205 | 30% | 19% | 16% | |