Palm Beach Dialysis Center LLC
✓ In-center
–no score
Renal Care Center - Wellington
Dialysis center · 9835 Lake Worth Rd Ste 13, Lake Worth, FL 33467
CMS star rating
93/ 100
Excellent
Better than 93% 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
- 19 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1988-03-14 · CCN 102594
- Rank in Lake Worth, FL
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #21 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Palm Beach
- ESRD Network
- Network 7 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 12 of 15 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.2 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 127.2 | 176.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.9% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.1 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.75 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.84 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57.4% | 52.4% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 20% | 21.9% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 94.3% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 91.8% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 2.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 14% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.06 | 0.97 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 21.1% | 15.3% | 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 Lake Worth
Dialysis centers nearby
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27/ 100
Greenacres Dialysis Center
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DaVita Wellington Dialysis
✓ In-center
79/ 100
Palm Springs Dialysis Center, LLC
✓ In-center
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Frequently asked questions
Is Renal Care Center - Wellington Medicare-certified?
Yes. Renal Care Center - Wellington (CMS Certification Number 102594) has been Medicare-certified since 1988-03-14, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Renal Care Center - Wellington offer?
Renal Care Center - Wellington reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 19 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Renal Care Center - Wellington compare to other dialysis centers?
Renal Care Center - Wellington scores 93/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 93% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #21 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Renal Care Center - Wellington?
Renal Care Center - Wellington 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 Renal Care Center - Wellington or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.