FMC - Neomedica - North Kilpatrick
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
99/ 100
FMC - Austin Community Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 4800 W Chicago Ave., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60651
CMS star rating
22/ 100
Below average
Better than 22% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2004-10-12 · CCN 142653
- Rank in Chicago, IL
- #55 of 75 dialysis centers
- Rank in Illinois
- #248 of 321 scored centers
- County
- Cook
- 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 6 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 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 139.1 | 153 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.6% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 8.3 | 24.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.51 | 0.27 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.37 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47.6% | 54.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 28% | 22.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.5% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 21% | 16.8% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.33 | 1.08 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 2.9% | 17.7% | 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 - Austin Community Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Austin Community Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 142653) has been Medicare-certified since 2004-10-12, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Austin Community Kidney Center offer?
FMC - Austin Community Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Austin Community Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Austin Community Kidney Center scores 22/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 22% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #248 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Austin Community Kidney Center?
FMC - Austin Community Kidney Center 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 - Austin Community Kidney Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.