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✓ PD✓ Home HD
98/ 100
RAI - New Hope - Fountain Valley
Dialysis center · 17197 Newhope Street, Suite A, B, C & D, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 5★
91/ 100
Excellent
Better than 91% 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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1997-05-01 · CCN 052798
- Rank in Fountain Valley, CA
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #92 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Orange
- ESRD Network
- Network 18 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 10 of 14 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 125.6 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.3 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.4 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.65 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 68.8% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 95.1% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 3.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 15% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.5% | 24.4% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 5 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 85 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 87 | 82 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 85 | 80 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 90 | 85 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 93 | 88 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 94 | 89 | 88 | Better |
Based on 66 completed interviews (34% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Fountain Valley
DaVita Fountain Valley Dialysis
✓ In-center
42/ 100
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DaVita Costa Mesa Dialysis
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53/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Santa Ana Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
36/ 100
Fmc-Newport Mesa Dialysis Services
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
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Frequently asked questions
Is RAI - New Hope - Fountain Valley Medicare-certified?
Yes. RAI - New Hope - Fountain Valley (CMS Certification Number 052798) has been Medicare-certified since 1997-05-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does RAI - New Hope - Fountain Valley offer?
RAI - New Hope - Fountain Valley reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does RAI - New Hope - Fountain Valley compare to other dialysis centers?
RAI - New Hope - Fountain Valley scores 91/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 91% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #92 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns RAI - New Hope - Fountain Valley?
RAI - New Hope - Fountain Valley 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 RAI - New Hope - Fountain Valley or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.