DaVita Lake County Dialysis Services
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
76/ 100
FKC - Lake Bluff
Dialysis center · 101 Waukegan Road, Suite 700, Lake Bluff, IL 60044
CMS star rating
82/ 100
Excellent
Better than 82% 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 2005-08-29 · CCN 142669
- Rank in Illinois
- #70 of 321 scored centers
- County
- Lake
- 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 9 of 14 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.7 | 19.9 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 144.6 | 153 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.5% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.2 | 24.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.3 | 0.27 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.47 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.67 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57.4% | 54.8% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 22.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 96.5% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 94% | 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) | 14% | 16.8% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.1% | 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
Dialysis centers nearby
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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
72/ 100
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✓ In-center
86/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC - Lake Bluff Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC - Lake Bluff (CMS Certification Number 142669) has been Medicare-certified since 2005-08-29, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC - Lake Bluff offer?
FKC - Lake Bluff 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 - Lake Bluff compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC - Lake Bluff scores 82/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 82% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #70 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC - Lake Bluff?
FKC - Lake Bluff 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 - Lake Bluff or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.