Fresenius Medical Care Crossroads
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
62/ 100
Nephrology Centers of America Grovetown
Dialysis center · 444 Park West Drive, Grovetown, GA 30813
CMS star rating
48/ 100
Average
Better than 48% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- American Renal Associates · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1995-04-17 · CCN 112609
- Rank in Georgia
- #142 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Columbia
- 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 6 of 15 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.6 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 123.9 | 152.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.2% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.3 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.44 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.5 | 1 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 56.8% | 53.2% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 16.9% | 19% | Better |
| 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) | 94% | 89.2% | 92% | 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) | 17% | 17.1% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 0.79 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.9% | 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 Nephrology Centers of America Grovetown Medicare-certified?
Yes. Nephrology Centers of America Grovetown (CMS Certification Number 112609) has been Medicare-certified since 1995-04-17, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Nephrology Centers of America Grovetown offer?
Nephrology Centers of America Grovetown reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Nephrology Centers of America Grovetown compare to other dialysis centers?
Nephrology Centers of America Grovetown scores 48/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 48% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #142 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Nephrology Centers of America Grovetown?
Nephrology Centers of America Grovetown is operated by American Renal Associates 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 Nephrology Centers of America Grovetown or American Renal Associates. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.