FMC New Haven Home Dialysis
✓ PD✓ Home HD
91/ 100
FMC St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven
Dialysis center · 137 Water Street, Dialysis Unit, New Haven, CT 06511
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 32 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1996-08-05 · CCN 072512
- Rank in New Haven, CT
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Connecticut
- #19 of 48 scored centers
- County
- New Haven
- ESRD Network
- Network 1 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 8 of 14 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.8 | 19 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 129.5 | 137.2 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.2% | 25.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 9.9 | 26.4 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.43 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 1.06 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.39 | 1.11 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 50.8% | 60% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 30% | 16.8% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 95.8% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 2.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 14.6% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 1.38 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.6% | 20.3% | 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 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 79 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 75 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 90 | 85 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 90 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 37 completed interviews (24% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven (CMS Certification Number 072512) has been Medicare-certified since 1996-08-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven offer?
FMC St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 32 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FMC St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven scores 74/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 74% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #19 of 48 scored centers in Connecticut. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven?
FMC St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven 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 St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.