DaVita Sandy Plains Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
92/ 100
FMC - Renal Care Center of Marietta BMA
Dialysis center · 1277 Kennestone Circle, Suite 600, Marietta, GA 30066
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
91/ 100
Excellent
Better than 91% 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
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1976-09-01 · CCN 112510
- Rank in Marietta, GA
- #2 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #16 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Cobb
- 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 12 of 15 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.3 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 129.1 | 152.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.6% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.4 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.36 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.49 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.7 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 67.3% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 8% | 16.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 93.7% | 97% | Better |
| 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) | 16% | 17.1% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.61 | 0.79 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.4% | 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 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 86 | 80 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 85 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 88 | 77 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 89 | 85 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 89 | 86 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 31 completed interviews (20% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Marietta
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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
73/ 100
FMC - Piedmont Dialysis North
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
51/ 100
USRC Cobb County Roswell
✓ In-center✓ PD
33/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care East Marietta
✓ In-center
16/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
USRC Kennesaw Home Dialysis
✓ PD✓ Home HD
98/ 100
Limited data (5 measures)
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Renal Care Center of Marietta BMA Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Renal Care Center of Marietta BMA (CMS Certification Number 112510) has been Medicare-certified since 1976-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Renal Care Center of Marietta BMA offer?
FMC - Renal Care Center of Marietta BMA reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 25 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Renal Care Center of Marietta BMA compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Renal Care Center of Marietta BMA scores 91/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 91% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #16 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Renal Care Center of Marietta BMA?
FMC - Renal Care Center of Marietta BMA 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 - Renal Care Center of Marietta BMA or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.