DaVita Carmel Mountain Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
97/ 100
FKC Home Training Center of San Diego
Dialysis center · 3939 Ruffin Road, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92123
CMS star rating
66/ 100
Above average
Better than 66% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2022-05-03 · CCN 752548
- Rank in San Diego, CA
- #7 of 19 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #313 of 715 scored centers
- County
- San Diego
- 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 7 of 14 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.1 | 21.3 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 161.1 | 135.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.2% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 65 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.64 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 73.4% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 4% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 95% | 87.5% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 3.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 15.9% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.77 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 28.4% | 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)
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 FKC Home Training Center of San Diego Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Home Training Center of San Diego (CMS Certification Number 752548) has been Medicare-certified since 2022-05-03, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Home Training Center of San Diego offer?
FKC Home Training Center of San Diego reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Home Training Center of San Diego compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Home Training Center of San Diego scores 66/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 66% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #313 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Home Training Center of San Diego?
FKC Home Training Center of San Diego 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 Home Training Center of San Diego or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.