Renal Care Group - Brevard
✓ In-center✓ PD
28/ 100
FMC - Palm Bay
Dialysis center · 450 Malabar Rd SE #101, Palm Bay, FL 32907
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
15/ 100
Poor
Better than 15% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-12-22 · CCN 682569
- Rank in Palm Bay, FL
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #407 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Brevard
- 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 4 of 15 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.2 | 23 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 137.9 | 176.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.4% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 47.9 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.34 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 0.86 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.67 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 45.8% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 25% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 94.3% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 91% | 91.8% | 92% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 2.5% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 18% | 15.9% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0.17 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.1% | 15.3% | 16.5% | About the same |
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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 60 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 82 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 74 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 72 | 85 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 89 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 37 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Palm Bay
Palm Bay Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
21/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
Melbourne Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
38/ 100
FMC - Brevard Home Therapies
✓ PD✓ Home HD
51/ 100
DaVita Melbourne Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
61/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Palm Bay Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Palm Bay (CMS Certification Number 682569) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-12-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Palm Bay offer?
FMC - Palm Bay reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Palm Bay compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Palm Bay scores 15/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 15% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #407 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Palm Bay?
FMC - Palm Bay 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 FMC - Palm Bay or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.