Innovative Renal Care Hockessin
✓ In-center✓ PD
12/ 100
FKC Lantana
Dialysis center · Lantana Square Shopping Center, 214 Lantana Drive, Hockessin, DE 19707
CMS star rating
89/ 100
Excellent
Better than 89% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 9 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-11-07 · CCN 082525
- Rank in Hockessin, DE
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Delaware
- #3 of 31 scored centers
- County
- New Castle
- 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 12 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19 | 22.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 61.7 | 141.5 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 14.9% | 26.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.65 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| 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 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57.6% | 51.8% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 19.7% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 98.5% | 97% | 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) | 16% | 18.2% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.3% | 14% | 16.5% | Worse |
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
Other dialysis centers in Hockessin
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Lantana Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Lantana (CMS Certification Number 082525) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-11-07, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Lantana offer?
FKC Lantana reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 9 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Lantana compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Lantana scores 89/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 89% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #3 of 31 scored centers in Delaware. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Lantana?
FKC Lantana is operated by Fresenius Medical Care and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with FKC Lantana or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.