DCI Lafayette
✓ In-center
22/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Chattooga County
Dialysis center · 12541 Highway 27, Summerville, GA 30747
CMS star rating
85/ 100
Excellent
Better than 85% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-11-01 · CCN 112795
- Rank in Georgia
- #27 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Chattooga
- 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 12 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.4 | 24.1 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 158.9 | 152.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28% | 27.5% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.59 | 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 | 0.27 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 73.3% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 9% | 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) | 0% | 1.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 6% | 17.1% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.4% | 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)
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 Kidney Care Chattooga County Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Chattooga County (CMS Certification Number 112795) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-11-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Chattooga County offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Chattooga County reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Chattooga County compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Chattooga County scores 85/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 85% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #27 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Chattooga County?
Fresenius Kidney Care Chattooga County 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 Kidney Care Chattooga County or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.