FMC - Fresenius Medical Care Lake Lanier
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
86/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Hall County
Dialysis center · 1492 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE, Gainesville, GA 30501
CMS star rating
66/ 100
Above average
Better than 66% 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
- 15 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-09-29 · CCN 112621
- Rank in Gainesville, GA
- #2 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #84 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Hall
- 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 15 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.1 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 136 | 152.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.4% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.3 | 29.3 | 32.5 | About the same |
| 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 | 0.75 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.71 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 60.4% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 16.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 93.7% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 94% | 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) | 29% | 17.1% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.08 | 0.79 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.2% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Gainesville
FMC - Rcg Gainesville
✓ In-center✓ PD
55/ 100
DaVita Jesse Jewell Dialysis
✓ In-center
16/ 100
DaVita Gainesville Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
14/ 100
96/ 100
Limited data (6 measures)
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care Hall County Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care Hall County (CMS Certification Number 112621) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-09-29, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care Hall County offer?
Fresenius Medical Care Hall County reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 15 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care Hall County compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care Hall County scores 66/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 66% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #84 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care Hall County?
Fresenius Medical Care Hall 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 Fresenius Medical Care Hall County or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.