FMC - Aurora Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
63/ 100
FKC - East Aurora
Dialysis center · 810 North Farnsworth Avenue, Aurora, IL 60505
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
96/ 100
Excellent
Better than 96% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-04-04 · CCN 142837
- Rank in Aurora, IL
- #1 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Illinois
- #18 of 321 scored centers
- County
- Kane
- ESRD Network
- Network 10 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 12 of 15 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 14 | 19.9 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 109.2 | 153 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.6% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.6 | 24.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.27 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.41 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.38 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 65% | 54.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 22.4% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.5% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 100% | 89.8% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 16.8% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 22.9% | 17.7% | 16.5% | Better |
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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 87 | 77 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 87 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 88 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 38 completed interviews (24% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC - East Aurora Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC - East Aurora (CMS Certification Number 142837) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-04-04, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC - East Aurora offer?
FKC - East Aurora reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC - East Aurora compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC - East Aurora scores 96/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 96% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #18 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC - East Aurora?
FKC - East Aurora 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 FKC - East Aurora or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.