FMC Dialysis Services - Saint Augustine
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
47/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care St Augustine South
Dialysis center · 65 Whitehall Dr, Saint Augustine, FL 32086
CMS star rating
9/ 100
Poor
Better than 9% 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
- 14 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-10-10 · CCN 682628
- Rank in Saint Augustine, FL
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #436 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Saint Johns
- 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 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.3 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 135.2 | 176.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 51.6% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 69.1 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.11 | 0.32 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.03 | 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 | 1.65 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.2% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 15% | 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) | 69% | 91.8% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 2.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 15.9% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.88 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 33.6% | 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 Saint Augustine
DaVita St Augustine Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
12/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
Fresenius Kidney Care Palm Coast
✓ In-center✓ PD
63/ 100
DaVita Palm Coast Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
45/ 100
DaVita Jacksonville South Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
33/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care St Augustine South Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care St Augustine South (CMS Certification Number 682628) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-10-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care St Augustine South offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care St Augustine South reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 14 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care St Augustine South compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care St Augustine South scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #436 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care St Augustine South?
Fresenius Kidney Care St Augustine South 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 Fresenius Kidney Care St Augustine South or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.