Dialysis travel
Dialysis in Boston: centers and hotels nearby
15 centers across chains
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Every Medicare-registered dialysis center around Boston, across chains, with the places to stay within walking distance of each one, measured on the map.
- Dialysis centers: 15 offering in-center hemodialysis within about 9 miles of downtown Boston, 7 with a shift starting at 5 p.m. or later.
- Walk to treatment: 63 places to stay are within about a 15-minute walk of one of them.
- Across chains: DaVita, Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI), Fresenius Kidney Care, Innovative Renal Care, plus independent centers.
- Book early: ask your home unit to request a guest chair 6 to 8 weeks ahead, more for winter and holidays.
Book the chair before the hotel
- Guest chairs are limited: ask your home unit's social worker or travel coordinator to request one, often 6 to 8 weeks ahead and earlier around holidays.
- Confirm the days and the shift time with the center, then book a room that fits it.
- Check what your insurance covers away from home. How guest dialysis works.
Places to stay within a short walk of a center
Nearest first. Book your chair first, then a room near that center.
- Inn at Longwood Medicalabout 1 min walk to Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis
- The Liberty Hotelabout 1 min walk to Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis
- HI Bostonabout 2 min walk to Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)
- Churchill At The Radianabout 4 min walk to Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston - Downtownabout 4 min walk to Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)
- John Jeffries Houseabout 4 min walk to Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis
- Moxy Boston Downtownabout 4 min walk to Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)
- The Whitney Hotelabout 4 min walk to Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis
- Wyndham Boston Beacon Hillabout 4 min walk to Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis
- Courtyard Boston Downtownabout 5 min walk to Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)
- Hyatt Regency Bostonabout 5 min walk to Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)
- The Ritz-Carlton, Bostonabout 5 min walk to Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)
- W Bostonabout 5 min walk to Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)
- DoubleTree by Hilton Boston Logan Airport Chelseaabout 6 min walk to Fresenius Kidney Care Chelsea
- Found Hotel Boston Commonabout 6 min walk to Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)
- Hampton Inn Boston Logan Airport Chelseaabout 7 min walk to Fresenius Kidney Care Chelsea
- J Vue at the LMAabout 7 min walk to Brigham and Women's Hospital
- J. Miller Flatsabout 7 min walk to Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis
Dialysis centers around Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis
55 Fruit St, Bigelow 10 Dialysis Unit, Boston, MA 02114
Nearest place to stay: The Liberty Hotel, about 1 min walk.
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)
35 Kneeland Street 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
Nearest place to stay: HI Boston, about 2 min walk.
DaVita Boston Dialysis
660 Harrison Avenue Dialysis Unit, Boston, MA 02118
Nearest place to stay: The Revolution Hotel, about 11 min walk.
Fresenius Kidney Care Chelsea
90 Everett Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150
Nearest place to stay: DoubleTree by Hilton Boston Logan Airport Chelsea, about 6 min walk.
Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis
300 Longwood Avenue Dialysis Unit, Farley Four, Boston, MA 02115
Nearest place to stay: Inn at Longwood Medical, about 1 min walk.
FMC - the Kidney Center
888 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
Nearest place to stay: Arcadian Hotel, about 12 min walk.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
75 Francis Street Dialysis Unit, Boston, MA 02115
Nearest place to stay: Inn at Longwood Medical, about 6 min walk.
FMC Mary Eliza Mahoney Dialysis Center (bma of Massachusetts)
416 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
Nearest place to stay: Residence Inn Boston Downtown/South End, about 7 min drive.
DaVita Brookline Dialysis
322 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02445
Nearest place to stay: Hilton Garden Inn Boston Brookline, about 8 min walk.
DaVita Wellington Circle Dialysis Center
10 Cabot Road Suite 103b, Medford, MA 02155
Nearest place to stay: Fairfield Boston Medford, about 13 min walk.
DCI Ball Square
643 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145
Nearest place to stay: Davis Square Inn, about 14 min walk.
DCI Brigham/Faulkner
1153 Centre Street Belkin House, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Nearest place to stay: Hilton Garden Inn Boston Brookline, about 12 min drive.
DaVita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis
799 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
Nearest place to stay: Vox on Two Apartments, about 17 min walk.
The Dialysis Center at Waltham
135 Beaver Street, Suite 111, Waltham, MA 02452
Nearest place to stay: Inn on Arsenal, about 11 min drive.
FMC South Suburban Dialysis Facility
241 Parkingway (bma Quincy), Quincy, MA 02169
Nearest place to stay: Ramada Inn, about 20 min drive.
Questions families ask
How many dialysis centers are in Boston?
Medicare's listing has 15 centers offering in-center hemodialysis within about 9 miles of downtown Boston, 7 of them with a shift starting at 5 p.m. or later.
How do I get dialysis while on vacation in Boston?
Ask your home unit's social worker or travel coordinator to request a guest chair at a center here, usually 6 to 8 weeks ahead. They send your records; you confirm the days and shift with the center, then book a room close to it. Step-by-step guide.
Will my insurance pay for dialysis away from home?
Medicare generally covers dialysis at Medicare-certified centers anywhere in the US. Medicaid often covers only your home state, and private plans may need approval or have network rules. Ask your plan, and ask the center to check your coverage before you travel.
Dialysis centers: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dialysis Facility listing, release of 2026-10-28. Neither CMS, Medicare nor any dialysis company runs, funds or approves this site. Call the center to confirm its details. We don't rate dialysis centers or their care. For Medicare's own quality information, see Medicare Care Compare. Walks are measured on the map from each place to stay to the center's address (straight line plus a quarter, at about 3 miles an hour). Where the walk is over 20 minutes we show a driving estimate (straight line plus a third, at an in-town average speed, plus 2 minutes to park): traffic changes it, so check the route at your shift time.