DaVita Benton Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
52/ 100
FMC - West Frankfort Home Therapies
Dialysis center · 5 West Frankfort Plaza, West Frankfort, IL 62896
CMS star rating
55/ 100
Average
Better than 55% 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
- 1 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-03-13 · CCN 142780
- Rank in Illinois
- #152 of 321 scored centers
- County
- Franklin
- 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 10 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.4 | 19.9 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 114.2 | 153 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 11.3% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 56.3 | 24.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.89 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.49 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 100% | 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) | 15% | 16.8% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 28.1% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - West Frankfort Home Therapies Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - West Frankfort Home Therapies (CMS Certification Number 142780) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-03-13, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - West Frankfort Home Therapies offer?
FMC - West Frankfort Home Therapies reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 1 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - West Frankfort Home Therapies compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - West Frankfort Home Therapies scores 55/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 55% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #152 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - West Frankfort Home Therapies?
FMC - West Frankfort Home Therapies 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 - West Frankfort Home Therapies or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.