Fresenius Medical Care of San Fernando
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
83/ 100
RAI - South Brand - San Fernando
Dialysis center · 501 S. Brand Blvd., San Fernando, CA 91340
Not rated CMS star rating
74/ 100
Above average
Better than 74% 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
- 5 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2011-09-02 · CCN 552687
- Rank in San Fernando, CA
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #244 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 6 of 10 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.5 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 117.7 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 37% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.7 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.55 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 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) | 0% | 3.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 21% | 15.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.44 | 0.9 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 32.7% | 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 RAI - South Brand - San Fernando Medicare-certified?
Yes. RAI - South Brand - San Fernando (CMS Certification Number 552687) has been Medicare-certified since 2011-09-02, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does RAI - South Brand - San Fernando offer?
RAI - South Brand - San Fernando reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 5 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does RAI - South Brand - San Fernando compare to other dialysis centers?
RAI - South Brand - San Fernando scores 74/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 74% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #244 of 715 scored centers in California.
Who owns RAI - South Brand - San Fernando?
RAI - South Brand - San Fernando 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 - South Brand - San Fernando or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.