BMA - Avon Park
✓ In-center
75/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Highlands Home Therapies Clinic
Dialysis center · 4635 Sun N Lake Blvd, Sebring, FL 33872
CMS star rating
62/ 100
Above average
Better than 62% 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
- 1 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2023-11-08 · CCN 682772
- Rank in Sebring, FL
- #2 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #134 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Highlands
- 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 5 of 10 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 284.9 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.9% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.54 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 38% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 94.3% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 94% | 91.8% | 92% | Better |
| 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) | 12% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 27.1% | 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 Sebring
Renal Care Center - Sebring
✓ In-center✓ PD
61/ 100
Highlands Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
23/ 100
9/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - Wauchula
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
86/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Highlands Home Therapies Clinic Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Highlands Home Therapies Clinic (CMS Certification Number 682772) has been Medicare-certified since 2023-11-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Highlands Home Therapies Clinic offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Highlands Home Therapies Clinic reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 1 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Highlands Home Therapies Clinic compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Highlands Home Therapies Clinic scores 62/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 62% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #134 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Highlands Home Therapies Clinic?
Fresenius Kidney Care Highlands Home Therapies Clinic 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 Highlands Home Therapies Clinic or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.