DaVita East Georgia Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
16/ 100
FMC Dialysis Services Claxton
Dialysis center · 312 North River Street, Claxton, GA 30417
CMS star rating
12/ 100
Poor
Better than 12% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2000-04-05 · CCN 112679
- Rank in Georgia
- #264 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Evans
- 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 3 of 14 reported measures, worse on 7.
| 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 | 145 | 152.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.4% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.26 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 2.8 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 2.57 | 1 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 48.9% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 16.9% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 93.7% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 91% | 89.2% | 92% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 21% | 17.1% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.85 | 0.79 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.1% | 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 FMC Dialysis Services Claxton Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Dialysis Services Claxton (CMS Certification Number 112679) has been Medicare-certified since 2000-04-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Dialysis Services Claxton offer?
FMC Dialysis Services Claxton reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Dialysis Services Claxton compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Dialysis Services Claxton scores 12/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 12% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #264 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Dialysis Services Claxton?
FMC Dialysis Services Claxton 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 Dialysis Services Claxton or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.