FMC Trussville
✓ In-center
98/ 100
FMC Birmingham Home
Dialysis center · 35 West Lakeshore Drive, Suite 105, Birmingham, AL 35209
CMS star rating
79/ 100
Above average
Better than 79% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2012-10-30 · CCN 012657
- Rank in Birmingham, AL
- #3 of 22 dialysis centers
- Rank in Alabama
- #21 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Jefferson
- 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 13 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.8 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 163.9 | 136.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.5% | 25.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.2 | 36.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.61 | 0.93 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.56 | 0.99 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 66.3% | 51.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 8% | 13.6% | 19% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 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) | 18% | 20.7% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 28.1% | 11.7% | 16.5% | Better |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Birmingham Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Birmingham Home (CMS Certification Number 012657) has been Medicare-certified since 2012-10-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Birmingham Home offer?
FMC Birmingham Home reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Birmingham Home compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Birmingham Home scores 79/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 79% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #21 of 167 scored centers in Alabama. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Birmingham Home?
FMC Birmingham Home 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 Birmingham Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.