FMC - Valdosta Dialysis Clinic
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
30/ 100
USRC Valdosta Home Program
Dialysis center · 3564 N. Crossing Circle, Suite B, Valdosta, GA 31602
CMS star rating
9/ 100
Poor
Better than 9% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- US Renal Care, Inc. · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✗ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 1 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-04-16 · CCN 112882
- Rank in Valdosta, GA
- #3 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Georgia
- #287 of 346 scored centers
- County
- Lowndes
- 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 4 of 13 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 54 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 193.1 | 152.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.4% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 109.3 | 29.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 1.04 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.92 | 1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 51.2% | 53.2% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 47% | 16.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 97% | 89.2% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 17.1% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.21 | 0.79 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.7% | 12.6% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 Valdosta
USRC Central Valdosta
✓ In-center
19/ 100
USRC South Georgia
✓ In-center✓ PD
3/ 100
DaVita Oak Street Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
1/ 100
DaVita Valdosta Home Training
✓ PD✓ Home HD
–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is USRC Valdosta Home Program Medicare-certified?
Yes. USRC Valdosta Home Program (CMS Certification Number 112882) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-04-16, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does USRC Valdosta Home Program offer?
USRC Valdosta Home Program reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 1 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does USRC Valdosta Home Program compare to other dialysis centers?
USRC Valdosta Home Program scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #287 of 346 scored centers in Georgia. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns USRC Valdosta Home Program?
USRC Valdosta Home Program is operated by US Renal Care, Inc. 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 USRC Valdosta Home Program or US Renal Care, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.