Deers Head Center

Salisbury, MD 21801 · CCN 212313 · State Owned

Mixed signal 1-star CMS rating 26 dialysis stations

Mixed signal — One measure published as 'Worse than Expected' for the most recent CMS reporting period.

Outcome measures

Measure	Facility rate	vs. Expected
Mortality	27.6	As Expected
Hospitalization	127.8	As Expected
Transfusion	11.6	As Expected
Bloodstream infection (SIR)	0.43	As Expected
Transplant waitlist (1y)	0.0	Worse than Expected
ED visits	1.27	As Expected
ED visits within 30d of discharge	0.83	As Expected

Rates are risk-adjusted by CMS using the published Dialysis Facility Compare methodology — observed values are compared against the predicted value given the facility's patient case mix. The Better / As Expected / Worse classification reflects statistical significance.

Facility

Name: Deers Head Center
CMS Certification Number: 212313
ESRD Network: 5
Address: 351 Deers Head Hospital Road, Salisbury, MD 21801
County: Wicomico County
Phone: (410) 543-4085
Chain: State Owned
Ownership: Non-profit
Dialysis stations: 26
Services offered: In-center hemodialysis , Peritoneal dialysis
CMS certified: 1977-09-01

Primary source

All outcome measures above are published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Dialysis Facility Compare dataset. For the official CMS record on this facility, see Medicare Care Compare.

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