FMC Huntsville
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
83/ 100
FMC Chase
Dialysis center · 1849 Keats Drive Northwest, Huntsville, AL 35810
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
10/ 100
Poor
Better than 10% 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
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-09-19 · CCN 012606
- Rank in Huntsville, AL
- #6 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in Alabama
- #143 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Madison
- 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 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.5 | 24.1 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 154 | 136.7 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.8% | 25.3% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 52.8 | 36.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.33 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.49 | 0.93 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 0.99 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 30.8% | 51.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 31% | 13.6% | 19% | Worse |
| 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) | 2% | 1.7% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 33% | 20.7% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.6% | 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 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 87 | 80 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 78 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 75 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 88 | 83 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 78 | 85 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 80 | 86 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 32 completed interviews (21% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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38/ 100
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33/ 100
FMC Discovery
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11/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Chase Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Chase (CMS Certification Number 012606) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-09-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Chase offer?
FMC Chase reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 25 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Chase compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Chase scores 10/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 10% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #143 of 167 scored centers in Alabama. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Chase?
FMC Chase 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 Chase or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.