DaVita Panama City Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
35/ 100
FMC - Panama City
Dialysis center · 2100 Harrison Ave, Panama City, FL 32405
CMS star rating
40/ 100
Average
Better than 40% 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
- 29 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2011-04-18 · CCN 682506
- Rank in Panama City, FL
- #1 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #237 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Bay
- 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 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.7 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 143.1 | 176.7 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28% | 29.1% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32 | 36.8 | 32.5 | About the same |
| 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 | 1.08 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.04 | 0.83 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47.6% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 21.9% | 19% | Better |
| 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) | 98% | 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) | 18% | 15.9% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.51 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 18% | 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 Panama City
DaVita West Beach Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
13/ 100
Limited data (7 measures)
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Lynn Haven Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
55/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Port St Joe
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
93/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Panama City Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Panama City (CMS Certification Number 682506) has been Medicare-certified since 2011-04-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Panama City offer?
FMC - Panama City reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 29 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Panama City compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Panama City scores 40/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 40% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #237 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Panama City?
FMC - Panama City 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 - Panama City or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.