Maple Avenue Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
10/ 100
FMC - River Forest Dialysis
Dialysis center · 103 Forest Avenue, River Forest, IL 60305
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
57/ 100
Average
Better than 57% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2012-08-22 · CCN 142735
- Rank in Illinois
- #149 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 10 of 15 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 12.3 | 19.9 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 102 | 153 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.7% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.4 | 24.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.13 | 0.27 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.42 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.61 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 48% | 54.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 26% | 22.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 96.5% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 97% | 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) | 16% | 16.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.88 | 1.08 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 22% | 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 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 79 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 81 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 72 | 77 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 82 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 83 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 86 | 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
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - Neomedica - Melrose Park
✓ In-center✓ PD
72/ 100
FMC - Oak Park Dialysis Unit
✓ In-center
16/ 100
Dialysis Direct - Oak Park
✓ Home HD
4/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - River Forest Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - River Forest Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 142735) has been Medicare-certified since 2012-08-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - River Forest Dialysis offer?
FMC - River Forest Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - River Forest Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - River Forest Dialysis scores 57/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 57% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #149 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - River Forest Dialysis?
FMC - River Forest Dialysis 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 - River Forest Dialysis or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.