FMC Huntsville
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
83/ 100
FMC Huntsville Home
Dialysis center · 2325 Pansy Street, Huntsville, AL 35801
CMS star rating
82/ 100
Excellent
Better than 82% 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
- 0 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-01-23 · CCN 012671
- Rank in Huntsville, AL
- #2 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in Alabama
- #19 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 8 of 13 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 124.2 | 136.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.8% | 25.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 56.4 | 36.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 0.93 | 0.99 | Better |
| 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 | 60% | 51.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 6% | 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: Better than Expected | 2.48 | 0.6 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 30.1% | 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 Huntsville Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Huntsville Home (CMS Certification Number 012671) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-01-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Huntsville Home offer?
FMC Huntsville Home reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 0 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Huntsville Home compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Huntsville Home scores 82/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 82% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #19 of 167 scored centers in Alabama. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Huntsville Home?
FMC Huntsville 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 Huntsville Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.