Fresenius Medical Care Crossroads
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
62/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Augusta Home
Dialysis center · 2470 Wrightsboro Rd, Augusta, GA 30904
CMS star rating
49/ 100
Average
Better than 49% 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
- 0 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-12-08 · CCN 852500
- Rank in Augusta, GA
- #4 of 8 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #138 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Richmond
- ESRD Network
- Network 6 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 13 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.7 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 162.6 | 152.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.6% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 45.9 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.68 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.9% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 16.9% | 19% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 90% | 89.2% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 1.5% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 17.1% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.15 | 0.79 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 21.9% | 12.6% | 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 Fresenius Medical Care Augusta Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care Augusta Home (CMS Certification Number 852500) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-12-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care Augusta Home offer?
Fresenius Medical Care Augusta Home reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 0 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care Augusta Home compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care Augusta Home scores 49/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 49% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #138 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care Augusta Home?
Fresenius Medical Care Augusta Home 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 Medical Care Augusta Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.