99/ 100
FMC Dialysis Services Muscogee County
Dialysis center · 1851 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, GA 31904
CMS star rating
15/ 100
Poor
Better than 15% 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 2000-01-12 · CCN 112676
- Rank in Columbus, GA
- #8 of 13 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #255 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Muscogee
- 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 5 of 15 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.3 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 130.8 | 152.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.4% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 10.7 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.43 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.09 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 44.1% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 16.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 93.7% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 97% | 89.2% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 20% | 17.1% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.79 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.5% | 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 Columbus
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DCI North Columbus
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58/ 100
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DCI East Columbus
✓ In-center
47/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Dialysis Services Muscogee County Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Dialysis Services Muscogee County (CMS Certification Number 112676) has been Medicare-certified since 2000-01-12, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Dialysis Services Muscogee County offer?
FMC Dialysis Services Muscogee County reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Dialysis Services Muscogee County compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Dialysis Services Muscogee County scores 15/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 15% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #255 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Dialysis Services Muscogee County?
FMC Dialysis Services Muscogee County 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 Muscogee County or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.