Fresenius Kidney Care la Grange Home
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
68/ 100
FMC - Lagrange Dialysis Clinic
Dialysis center · 140 Old Mill Road, Lagrange, GA 30241
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
2/ 100
Poor
Better than 2% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2008-06-11 · CCN 112798
- Rank in Lagrange, GA
- #4 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #318 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Troup
- 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 2 of 14 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.7 | 24.1 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 177.3 | 152.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.7% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 49.9 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.13 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.38 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 2 | 1 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 53.9% | 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) | 94% | 93.7% | 97% | Worse |
| 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) | 26% | 17.1% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.18 | 0.79 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.3% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 77 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 72 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 75 | 77 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 84 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 77 | 85 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 77 | 86 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 48 completed interviews (28% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Lagrange Dialysis Clinic Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Lagrange Dialysis Clinic (CMS Certification Number 112798) has been Medicare-certified since 2008-06-11, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Lagrange Dialysis Clinic offer?
FMC - Lagrange Dialysis Clinic reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Lagrange Dialysis Clinic compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Lagrange Dialysis Clinic scores 2/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 2% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #318 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Lagrange Dialysis Clinic?
FMC - Lagrange Dialysis Clinic 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 - Lagrange Dialysis Clinic or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.