DaVita Boaz Dialysis
✓ In-center
42/ 100
FMC Albertville
Dialysis center · 173 Business Park Dr, Albertville, AL 35951
CMS star rating
56/ 100
Average
Better than 56% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-05-06 · CCN 012684
- Rank in Alabama
- #56 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Marshall
- ESRD Network
- Network 8 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 15 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.7 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 88.1 | 136.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.9% | 25.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 12.3 | 36.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.51 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.1 | 0.93 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.02 | 0.99 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61.2% | 51.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 13.6% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.5% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 97% | 93.5% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.7% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 29% | 20.7% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.6 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.2% | 11.7% | 16.5% | Worse |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
Dialysis centers nearby
–no score
FKC Arab
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
72/ 100
FKC Attalla
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
8/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Albertville Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Albertville (CMS Certification Number 012684) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-05-06, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Albertville offer?
FMC Albertville reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Albertville compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Albertville scores 56/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 56% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #56 of 167 scored centers in Alabama. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Albertville?
FMC Albertville is operated by Fresenius Medical Care and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with FMC Albertville or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.