Rcg - Baptist North
✓ In-center
63/ 100
Rcg - Sacred Heart - Adult Dialysis
Dialysis center · 5401 Corporate Woods Dr Ste 850, Pensacola, FL 32504
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
33/ 100
Below average
Better than 33% 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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-01-26 · CCN 102745
- Rank in Pensacola, FL
- #6 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #288 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Escambia
- 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 6 of 14 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.2 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 125.7 | 176.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.5 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.26 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.07 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61.9% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 94.3% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 2.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 15.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.23 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 14.5% | 15.3% | 16.5% | Worse |
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 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 80 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 78 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 81 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 87 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 85 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 85 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 54 completed interviews (34% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Pensacola
Fresenius Kidney Care Central Pensacola
✓ In-center
61/ 100
FMC - West Pensacola
✓ In-center✓ PD
43/ 100
FMC - Pensacola
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
38/ 100
DaVita Home Options of Pensacola (Pd)
✓ PD✓ Home HD
33/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Rcg - Sacred Heart - Adult Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. Rcg - Sacred Heart - Adult Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 102745) has been Medicare-certified since 1999-01-26, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Rcg - Sacred Heart - Adult Dialysis offer?
Rcg - Sacred Heart - Adult Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 25 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Rcg - Sacred Heart - Adult Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
Rcg - Sacred Heart - Adult Dialysis scores 33/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 33% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #288 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Rcg - Sacred Heart - Adult Dialysis?
Rcg - Sacred Heart - Adult Dialysis 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 Rcg - Sacred Heart - Adult Dialysis or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.