FMC - Neomedica - North Kilpatrick
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
99/ 100
FMC - Medical Care Chicago
Dialysis center · 1806 W Hubbard, Chicago, IL 60622
CMS star rating
44/ 100
Average
Better than 44% 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
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1977-09-01 · CCN 142506
- Rank in Chicago, IL
- #38 of 75 dialysis centers
- Rank in Illinois
- #183 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 5 of 14 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.9 | 19.9 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 194.2 | 153 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.2% | 27.3% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 6.6 | 24.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.29 | 0.27 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.6 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.03 | 0.98 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52% | 54.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 31% | 22.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 96.5% | 97% | About the same |
| 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) | 16% | 16.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.91 | 1.08 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.9% | 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 - Medical Care Chicago Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Medical Care Chicago (CMS Certification Number 142506) has been Medicare-certified since 1977-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Medical Care Chicago offer?
FMC - Medical Care Chicago reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Medical Care Chicago compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Medical Care Chicago scores 44/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 44% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #183 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Medical Care Chicago?
FMC - Medical Care Chicago 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 - Medical Care Chicago or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.