USRC Georgia Home Therapies
✓ PD✓ Home HD
75/ 100
FMC Renal Care Center of North Georgia BMA
Dialysis center · 411 Hospital Road, Canton, GA 30114
CMS star rating
89/ 100
Excellent
Better than 89% 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 1988-06-02 · CCN 112551
- Rank in Canton, GA
- #1 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #20 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Cherokee
- 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 10 of 13 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.6 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 166.1 | 152.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.5% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.85 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.5% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 15% | 16.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 93.7% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 15% | 17.1% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 3.9% | 12.6% | 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)
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 Renal Care Center of North Georgia BMA Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Renal Care Center of North Georgia BMA (CMS Certification Number 112551) has been Medicare-certified since 1988-06-02, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Renal Care Center of North Georgia BMA offer?
FMC Renal Care Center of North Georgia BMA reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 14 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Renal Care Center of North Georgia BMA compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Renal Care Center of North Georgia BMA scores 89/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 89% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #20 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Renal Care Center of North Georgia BMA?
FMC Renal Care Center of North Georgia BMA 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 Renal Care Center of North Georgia BMA or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.