FMC Montgomery Home Services
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
77/ 100
Sapphire Community Dialysis
Dialysis center · 8149 Decker Ln, Montgomery, AL 36117
CMS star rating
15/ 100
Poor
Better than 15% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Other small chain · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2019-06-16 · CCN 012707
- Rank in Montgomery, AL
- #6 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in Alabama
- #130 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 4 of 12 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.7 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 134.1 | 136.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26% | 25.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.57 | 0.93 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.02 | 0.99 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 51.7% | 51.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 13.6% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 89% | 97.5% | 97% | Worse |
| 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) | 26% | 20.7% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.43 | 0.6 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.7% | 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 Sapphire Community Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. Sapphire Community Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 012707) has been Medicare-certified since 2019-06-16, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Sapphire Community Dialysis offer?
Sapphire Community Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Sapphire Community Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
Sapphire Community Dialysis scores 15/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 15% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #130 of 167 scored centers in Alabama. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Sapphire Community Dialysis?
Sapphire Community Dialysis is part of a small regional dialysis group 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 Sapphire Community Dialysis. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.