FMC Home Therapy Services of Baldwin County
✓ PD✓ Home HD
73/ 100
FMC Eastern Shore
Dialysis center · 124 Professional Park Dr, Fairhope, AL 36532
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
13/ 100
Poor
Better than 13% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1993-08-01 · CCN 012547
- Rank in Fairhope, AL
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Alabama
- #133 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Baldwin
- 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 3 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 | 23 | 24.1 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 177.8 | 136.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27% | 25.3% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.6 | 36.9 | 32.5 | About the same |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.5 | 0.93 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.05 | 0.99 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.7% | 51.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 13.6% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 97.5% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.7% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 26% | 20.7% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 9.9% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 70 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 72 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 85 | 79 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 75 | 83 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 77 | 85 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 76 | 86 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 34 completed interviews (27% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Fairhope
Dialysis centers nearby
Fresenius Kidney Care Foley
✓ In-center
37/ 100
FMC Dauphin Island Pkwy
✓ In-center
66/ 100
FMC Port City
✓ In-center
11/ 100
FMC East Mobile
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
54/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Eastern Shore Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Eastern Shore (CMS Certification Number 012547) has been Medicare-certified since 1993-08-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Eastern Shore offer?
FMC Eastern Shore reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Eastern Shore compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Eastern Shore scores 13/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 13% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #133 of 167 scored centers in Alabama. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Eastern Shore?
FMC Eastern Shore 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 Eastern Shore or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.