062594-LIBERTY Dialysis-Colorado Springs West
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
88/ 100
062563 Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc)
Dialysis center · 2180 Hollowbrook Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
80/ 100
Excellent
Better than 80% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2009-05-23 · CCN 062563
- Rank in Colorado Springs, CO
- #2 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Colorado
- #28 of 82 scored centers
- County
- El Paso
- ESRD Network
- Network 15 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 10 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 | 18.4 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 100.4 | 117.2 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 14.7% | 23.9% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 0.31 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.01 | 1.16 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.16 | 1.09 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.8% | 66.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 16% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 98.1% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 98% | 89.8% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 16% | 14.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.61 | 1.49 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.8% | 17.1% | 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 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 76 | 84 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 83 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 83 | 82 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 80 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 89 | 89 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 90 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 31 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is 062563 Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc) Medicare-certified?
Yes. 062563 Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc) (CMS Certification Number 062563) has been Medicare-certified since 2009-05-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does 062563 Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc) offer?
062563 Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc) reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does 062563 Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc) compare to other dialysis centers?
062563 Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc) scores 80/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 80% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #28 of 82 scored centers in Colorado. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns 062563 Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc)?
062563 Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc) 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 062563 Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc) or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.