FKC North Dover
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
61/ 100
FKC Dover Home Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 1198 South Governors Avenue, Building B, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19904
Not rated CMS star rating
61/ 100
Above average
Better than 61% 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
- 4 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-09-29 · CCN 082526
- Rank in Dover, DE
- #2 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Delaware
- #9 of 31 scored centers
- County
- Kent
- ESRD Network
- Network 4 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 12 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.1 | 22.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 116.5 | 141.5 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.8% | 26.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.1 | 42.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.58 | 1.06 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.44 | 1.16 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 73.4% | 51.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 19.7% | 19% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 97% | 96.1% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 20% | 18.2% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 21% | 14% | 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 Dover Home Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Dover Home Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 082526) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-09-29, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Dover Home Dialysis Center offer?
FKC Dover Home Dialysis Center reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 4 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Dover Home Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Dover Home Dialysis Center scores 61/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 61% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #9 of 31 scored centers in Delaware.
Who owns FKC Dover Home Dialysis Center?
FKC Dover Home Dialysis Center 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 Dover Home Dialysis Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.