DaVita Riverpoint Dialysis Unit
✓ In-center✓ PD
85/ 100
FMC - Dialysis Services Des Moines South
Dialysis center · 6651 SW 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50315
CMS star rating
51/ 100
Average
Better than 51% 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 2006-07-05 · CCN 162535
- Rank in Des Moines, IA
- #2 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Iowa
- #33 of 61 scored centers
- County
- Polk
- ESRD Network
- Network 12 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 8 of 15 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.7 | 22.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 134.9 | 117.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.2% | 25.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.8 | 34.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.29 | 0.48 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.05 | 1.22 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.66 | 1.24 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 44.1% | 61% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 33% | 20.6% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 98.2% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 97% | 89.4% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 13.6% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.72 | 1.61 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11.7% | 14.3% | 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 FMC - Dialysis Services Des Moines South Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Dialysis Services Des Moines South (CMS Certification Number 162535) has been Medicare-certified since 2006-07-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Dialysis Services Des Moines South offer?
FMC - Dialysis Services Des Moines South reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 19 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Dialysis Services Des Moines South compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Dialysis Services Des Moines South scores 51/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 51% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #33 of 61 scored centers in Iowa. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Dialysis Services Des Moines South?
FMC - Dialysis Services Des Moines 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 FMC - Dialysis Services Des Moines South or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.