Shc Rohnert Park
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
27/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care of Petaluma
Dialysis center · 715 South Point Blvd., Suite a, Petaluma, CA 94954
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
97/ 100
Excellent
Better than 97% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1985-08-14 · CCN 052624
- Rank in California
- #19 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Sonoma
- ESRD Network
- Network 17 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 12 of 15 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.1 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 85.4 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 7% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| 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 | 1.09 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.27 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 15% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 95.1% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 96% | 87.5% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 3.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 12% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.55 | 0.9 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 36.4% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 88 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 84 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 88 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 93 | 89 | 88 | Better |
Based on 44 completed interviews (30% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care of Petaluma Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care of Petaluma (CMS Certification Number 052624) has been Medicare-certified since 1985-08-14, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care of Petaluma offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care of Petaluma reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care of Petaluma compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care of Petaluma scores 97/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 97% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #19 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care of Petaluma?
Fresenius Kidney Care of Petaluma 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 Fresenius Kidney Care of Petaluma or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.