FKC Riverside Park
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
53/ 100
FKC Newport Pike
Dialysis center · 605 W. Newport Pike, Wilmington, DE 19804
CMS star rating
80/ 100
Excellent
Better than 80% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2004-04-07 · CCN 082513
- Rank in Wilmington, DE
- #1 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in Delaware
- #6 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 13 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.8 | 22.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 102.5 | 141.5 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.6% | 26.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 9.7 | 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 | 0.79 | 1.06 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 54.2% | 51.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 19.7% | 19% | Worse |
| 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) | 20% | 18.2% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 21.2% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Wilmington
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38/ 100
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24/ 100
FKC Talleyville
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22/ 100
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Concerto Delaware
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Newport Pike Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Newport Pike (CMS Certification Number 082513) has been Medicare-certified since 2004-04-07, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Newport Pike offer?
FKC Newport Pike reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Newport Pike compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Newport Pike scores 80/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 80% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #6 of 31 scored centers in Delaware. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Newport Pike?
FKC Newport Pike 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 Newport Pike or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.