Dci Pittsburgh Banksville
A dialysis facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15216
2727 Banksville Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15216. (412) 341-7410.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026. We couldn’t read Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ list since Nov 2, 2026: qcor.cms.gov now refuses our reader. This record is as of then.
- 3of 5 CMS’s star rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years (needs attention)
- 27 dialysis stations
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Condition-level deficiency
- For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Jun 4, 2025: a standard inspection.
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years, 1 of them at condition level, the most serious.
1 deficiency at condition level, the more serious of CMS’s two levels
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2025. Most serious: Condition-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jun 4, 2025: standard inspection2 deficiencies
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Cfc: Care At Home
The inspectors’ words, 178 words
“CFC-CARE AT HOME CFR(s): 494.100 This Condition is not met as evidenced by: 44820 Based on direct observations (OBS), review of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services end-stage renal disease, review of facility policy/procedure, review of medical records (MR) and an interview with the clinic nurse manager and home therapy nurse manager it was determined that the clinical staff failed to demonstrate compliance with facility policy/procedure for the testing of “Product water used to prepare dialysate or concentrates from powder at a dialysis facility...” The facility must meet testing and other requirements of ANSI/AAMI RD52:2004... to ensure that the water and dialysate are within the AAMI limits (V595). This CONDITION is not met as evidenced under the following standards: (Cross Reference) The facility failed to demonstrate compliance with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services end-stage renal disease and facility policy/procedure for the testing of Product water. V595 - 494.100 (c)(1)(v)(B) requirements of ANSI/AAMI RD52:2004. The cumulative effect of these systematic problems identified resulted in the ESRD’s inability to ensure the provision of quality healthcare in a safe environment.”
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Meet Rd 52 2004
The inspectors’ words, 339 words
“H-MEET RD52:2004 CFR(s): 494.100(c)(1)(v) The facility must meet testing and other requirements of ANSI/AAMI RD52:2004. In addition, bacteriological and endotoxin testing must be performed on a quarterly, or more frequent basis as needed, to ensure that the water and dialysate are within the AAMI limits. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 44820 Based on facility policy’s, medical record reviews (MRs), observations (OBS) and an interview with the home therapy nurse manager, the facility failed to ensure product water testing was conducted per facility policy by utilization of Ultra Low Total Chlorine Testing strips for home hemodialysis patient treatments for one (1) of one (1) home hemodialysis medical records (MR) reviewed (MR# 1 and OBS#1). Findings include: A review was conducted of facility policy’s on June 3, 2025 at approximately 11:00 a.m. “Policy Number: 507; Water and Dialysate Evaluation and Testing Guidelines for PureFlow SL... TAG - 595; Sample - Product Water; Frequency - Each batch, prior to use of batch; Test Performed; Analysis of chlorine/chloramines levels to ensure the AAMI and manufacturere’s specifications are met.” A review of “Policy number 508.0... Title: Ultra Low Total Chlorine Testing on NxStage PureFlow SL... 1. When the Batch is almost complete... the control panel displays “check chloramines remove orange line...” MR review conducted on 6-3-25 at approximately 10:00 am revealed: MR#1(home hemodialysis patient in training): date range of: 5-19-25 through 6-2-25 contained documentation of completed dialysis treatments received/performed on the following dates: 6-2-25; 5-29-25; 5-28-25; 5-27-25; 5-23-25; 5-22-25; 5-21-25 and 5-19-25. OBS#1; date 6/3/25 at approximately 9:30 am: EMP20 provided surveyor with “Residual Chlorine (Watercheck RC) testing strips for residual chlorine in rinse water” Lot# 2408322021. Expiration date: 2/2027. EMP states “I used the residual testing strips to test for presence of chlorine since May 19, 2025(first treatment date) for every treatment the patient had through today(6/3/25).” Dates of treatments noted in afformentioned statement. An interview with the facility nurse manager, facility educator and home therapy nurse manager on June 3, 2025 at approximately 12:30 p.m. confirmed the above findings.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jun 4, 2025 | Standard inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified dialysis facility, certified or last recertified on Aug 16, 1990.
- Run as a non-profit.
- Cited at For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. in the last three years: it didn’t meet a whole condition of Medicare’s rules for dialysis facilities.
- Chain: Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities.
- None of the deficiencies cited in the last three years came from an inspection that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
What does it offer?
- Offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training.
- Doesn’t offer a shift starting at 5 p.m. or later.
- 27 dialysis stations.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Part of the Dialysis Clinic, Inc. chain, as CMS lists it.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities, so no other owner is named.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates it 3 of 5 stars (Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2024).
- Compared by CMS with what it expects for the facility’s patients: patient survival, as expected; hospital admissions, as expected; readmissions to hospital, as expected; blood transfusions, as expected; emergency department visits, as expected; emergency department visits within 30 days of a hospital stay, as expected; bloodstream infections, as expected; patients dialysing through a fistula, as expected; patients put on a kidney transplant waitlist in their first year of dialysis, as expected; patients on a kidney transplant waitlist, as expected.
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Too few completed survey responses to report.”
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Star ratingCMS’s star rating for dialysis facilities, 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the facility’s in-center hemodialysis patients (ICH CAHPS), 1 to 5 | Not rated |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 36 dialysis facilities CMS lists in Allegheny County, 28 have a star rating from CMS: 1 rated 5 of 5, 5 rated 4 of 5, 12 rated 3 of 5, 8 rated 2 of 5, 2 rated 1 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 3 of 5.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says it has no dialysis inspection reports after February 19, 2026, while it moves to a new system: a later inspection is not shown yet.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities: the chain it lists is the only owner named.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility (23ew-n7w9).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility (59mq-zhts).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies (ESRD_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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From the facility
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Replies
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Paid listing
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