Fresenius Kidney Care - Bartow County
✓ In-center
68/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Etowah
Dialysis center · 200 Gentilly Boulevard, Cartersville, GA 30120
Not rated CMS star rating
22/ 100
Below average
Better than 22% 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
- 0 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-03-12 · CCN 112868
- Rank in Cartersville, GA
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #228 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Bartow
- 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 2 of 9 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 215.2 | 152.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.1% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.26 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.6 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 88% | 89.2% | 92% | Worse |
| 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) | 17% | 17.1% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.4% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Cartersville
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✓ In-center
64/ 100
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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
48/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Etowah Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Etowah (CMS Certification Number 112868) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-03-12, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Etowah offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Etowah reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 0 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Etowah compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Etowah scores 22/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 22% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #228 of 346 scored centers in Georgia.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Etowah?
Fresenius Kidney Care Etowah 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 Etowah or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.