DaVita Walton County Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
29/ 100
FMC Dialysis Services Walton
Dialysis center · 299 Plaza Drive, Monroe, GA 30655
CMS star rating
81/ 100
Excellent
Better than 81% 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
- 11 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-04-29 · CCN 112718
- Rank in Monroe, GA
- #1 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #35 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Walton
- 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 8 of 12 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.6 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 158.3 | 152.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.8% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.38 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.38 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.4 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 70% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| 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) | 100% | 93.7% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 4% | 1.5% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 14% | 17.1% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13% | 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)
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 Monroe
Walton Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
2/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
Fresenius Medical Care Loganville
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
26/ 100
DaVita Grayson Dialysis
✓ In-center
66/ 100
USRC Winder Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
49/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Dialysis Services Walton Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Dialysis Services Walton (CMS Certification Number 112718) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-04-29, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Dialysis Services Walton offer?
FMC Dialysis Services Walton reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 11 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Dialysis Services Walton compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Dialysis Services Walton scores 81/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 81% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #35 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Dialysis Services Walton?
FMC Dialysis Services Walton 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 Dialysis Services Walton or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.