FMC - West Suburban Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
54/ 100
FMC - Oak Park Dialysis Unit
Dialysis center · 733 West Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302
CMS star rating
16/ 100
Poor
Better than 16% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1980-01-01 · CCN 142504
- Rank in Oak Park, IL
- #2 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Illinois
- #266 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 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.4 | 19.9 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 156.4 | 153 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.8% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.5 | 24.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.95 | 0.27 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.68 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.75 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.8% | 54.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| 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) | 97% | 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) | 25% | 16.8% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1.08 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 20.2% | 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)
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
Other dialysis centers in Oak Park
Maple Avenue Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
10/ 100
Dialysis Direct - Oak Park
✓ Home HD
4/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - River Forest Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
57/ 100
FKC - Berwyn
✓ In-center✓ PD
92/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Oak Park Dialysis Unit Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Oak Park Dialysis Unit (CMS Certification Number 142504) has been Medicare-certified since 1980-01-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Oak Park Dialysis Unit offer?
FMC - Oak Park Dialysis Unit reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Oak Park Dialysis Unit compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Oak Park Dialysis Unit scores 16/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 16% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #266 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Oak Park Dialysis Unit?
FMC - Oak Park Dialysis Unit 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 - Oak Park Dialysis Unit or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.