FKC Dover Home Dialysis Center
✓ PD✓ Home HD
61/ 100
FKC North Dover
Dialysis center · 80 Salt Creek Drive, Dover, DE 19901
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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-06-28 · CCN 082528
- Rank in Dover, DE
- #1 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Delaware
- #8 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 8 of 13 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 130.6 | 141.5 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 40.5% | 26.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.8 | 42.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.74 | 1.06 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.02 | 1.16 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47.8% | 51.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 19.7% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 98.5% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 23% | 18.2% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 23.2% | 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 North Dover Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC North Dover (CMS Certification Number 082528) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-06-28, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC North Dover offer?
FKC North Dover reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 12 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FKC North Dover compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC North Dover scores 61/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 61% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #8 of 31 scored centers in Delaware. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC North Dover?
FKC North Dover 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 North Dover or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.