FKC Main Street
✓ In-center
88/ 100
FKC Brandywine Home Therapies
Dialysis center · 4923 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Suite 210, Newark, DE 19713
CMS star rating
66/ 100
Above average
Better than 66% 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
- 3 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2012-03-27 · CCN 082520
- Rank in Newark, DE
- #2 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Delaware
- #7 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 6 of 13 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.6 | 22.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 104.1 | 141.5 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.4% | 26.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 55.5 | 42.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.36 | 1.06 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 1.16 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 56.5% | 51.8% | 57.1% | About the same |
| 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) | 95% | 96.1% | 92% | 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) | 20% | 18.2% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.92 | 0.88 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 26.8% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Newark
Concerto Delaware
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
22/ 100
Innovative Renal Care Newark
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
18/ 100
FKC Christiana
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
15/ 100
Christiana Care Health System
✓ In-center✓ PD
–no score
Dialysis centers nearby
FKC Newport Pike
✓ In-center
80/ 100
Wilmington VA Medical Center
✓ In-center
–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Brandywine Home Therapies Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Brandywine Home Therapies (CMS Certification Number 082520) has been Medicare-certified since 2012-03-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Brandywine Home Therapies offer?
FKC Brandywine Home Therapies reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 3 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Brandywine Home Therapies compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Brandywine Home Therapies scores 66/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 66% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #7 of 31 scored centers in Delaware. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Brandywine Home Therapies?
FKC Brandywine Home Therapies 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 Brandywine Home Therapies or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.