Fresenius Medical Care Southwood
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
80/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Jonesboro
Dialysis center · 8060 Summit Business Parkway, Jonesboro, GA 30236
CMS star rating
72/ 100
Above average
Better than 72% 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 2015-02-20 · CCN 112897
- Rank in Jonesboro, GA
- #2 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #66 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Clayton
- 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 14 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.8 | 24.1 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 111.7 | 152.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.7% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 61.7 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| 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 | 0.54 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1 | 1 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.3% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 6% | 16.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 93.7% | 97% | Worse |
| 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) | 21% | 17.1% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.88 | 0.79 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.6% | 12.6% | 16.5% | About the same |
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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Limited data (7 measures)
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care Jonesboro Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care Jonesboro (CMS Certification Number 112897) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-02-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care Jonesboro offer?
Fresenius Medical Care Jonesboro 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 Fresenius Medical Care Jonesboro compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care Jonesboro scores 72/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 72% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #66 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care Jonesboro?
Fresenius Medical Care Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.