DaVita Savannah Riverside at Home
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
49/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Savannah South
Dialysis center · 5694A Ogeechee Road, Savannah, GA 31405
CMS star rating
48/ 100
Average
Better than 48% 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
- 19 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-06-01 · CCN 852511
- Rank in Savannah, GA
- #2 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #141 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Chatham
- 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 5 of 14 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.3 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 122.6 | 152.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 38.7% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 5.9 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| 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 | 0.96 | 1.04 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.56 | 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) | 8% | 16.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 93.7% | 97% | 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) | 19% | 17.1% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.43 | 0.79 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care Savannah South Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care Savannah South (CMS Certification Number 852511) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-06-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care Savannah South offer?
Fresenius Medical Care Savannah South reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 19 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care Savannah South compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care Savannah South scores 48/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 48% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #141 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care Savannah South?
Fresenius Medical Care Savannah South 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 Savannah South or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.