Fresenius Medical Care of South Bay
✓ In-center
35/ 100
Fmc-South Bay Home Therapy
Dialysis center · 1223 Pacific Coast Highway, Harbor City, CA 90710
CMS star rating
39/ 100
Below average
Better than 39% 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
- 6 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-10-18 · CCN 552799
- Rank in Harbor City, CA
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #515 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Los Angeles
- 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 3 of 9 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.1 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 177.6 | 135.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.4% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.68 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 87.5% | 92% | 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) | 28% | 15.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 30% | 24.4% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Harbor City
Dialysis centers nearby
USRC Lomita Dialysis
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48/ 100
DaVita Rolling Hills Dialysis
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88/ 100
DaVita Harbor Vermont Home Training
✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
DaVita Harbor UCLA
✓ In-center✓ PD
51/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fmc-South Bay Home Therapy Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fmc-South Bay Home Therapy (CMS Certification Number 552799) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-10-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fmc-South Bay Home Therapy offer?
Fmc-South Bay Home Therapy reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 6 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fmc-South Bay Home Therapy compare to other dialysis centers?
Fmc-South Bay Home Therapy scores 39/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 39% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #515 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fmc-South Bay Home Therapy?
Fmc-South Bay Home Therapy 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-South Bay Home Therapy or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.