FMC Montgomery Home Services
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
77/ 100
FKC Montgomery
Dialysis center · 3625 McGehee Place Drive North, Montgomery, AL 36111
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 1★
12/ 100
Poor
Better than 12% 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
- 33 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-08-11 · CCN 012596
- Rank in Montgomery, AL
- #7 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in Alabama
- #135 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Montgomery
- 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 6 of 14 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.8 | 24.1 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 111.1 | 136.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.7% | 25.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 53.5 | 36.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| 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 | 0.39 | 0.93 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.23 | 0.99 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 46.8% | 51.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 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) | 2% | 1.7% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 21% | 20.7% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.42 | 0.6 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.2% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 69 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 67 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 66 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 71 | 83 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 73 | 85 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 77 | 86 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 37 completed interviews (22% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Montgomery Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Montgomery (CMS Certification Number 012596) has been Medicare-certified since 1999-08-11, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Montgomery offer?
FKC Montgomery reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 33 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Montgomery compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Montgomery scores 12/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 12% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #135 of 167 scored centers in Alabama. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Montgomery?
FKC Montgomery 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 FKC Montgomery or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.