Palm Springs Dialysis Center, LLC
✓ In-center
74/ 100
FMC - Lake Clarke Shores Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 3047 Forest Hill Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
CMS star rating
91/ 100
Excellent
Better than 91% 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
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2011-02-16 · CCN 682502
- Rank in West Palm Beach, FL
- #1 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #28 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Palm Beach
- 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 10 of 13 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.7 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 144.5 | 176.7 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.7% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.31 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.45 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.1% | 52.4% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 21.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 94.3% | 97% | 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) | 14% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.06 | 0.97 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.9% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Lake Clarke Shores Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Lake Clarke Shores Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 682502) has been Medicare-certified since 2011-02-16, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Lake Clarke Shores Dialysis Center offer?
FMC - Lake Clarke Shores Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Lake Clarke Shores Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Lake Clarke Shores Dialysis Center scores 91/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 91% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #28 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Lake Clarke Shores Dialysis Center?
FMC - Lake Clarke Shores Dialysis Center 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 - Lake Clarke Shores Dialysis Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.