DaVita Elkhart Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
60/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care North Elkhart
Dialysis center · 801 W. Bristol Street, Elkhart, IN 46514
CMS star rating
74/ 100
Above average
Better than 74% 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
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2019-10-09 · CCN 152703
- Rank in Elkhart, IN
- #1 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Indiana
- #35 of 151 scored centers
- County
- Elkhart
- ESRD Network
- Network 9 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 11 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 37.5 | 20.4 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 82.7 | 136.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 12.4% | 25.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.46 | 0.98 | 0.99 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.4% | 55.9% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 20% | 20.2% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 96.9% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.9% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 16.9% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 2.8% | 13.8% | 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 Fresenius Kidney Care North Elkhart Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care North Elkhart (CMS Certification Number 152703) has been Medicare-certified since 2019-10-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care North Elkhart offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care North Elkhart reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care North Elkhart compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care North Elkhart scores 74/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 74% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #35 of 151 scored centers in Indiana. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care North Elkhart?
Fresenius Kidney Care North Elkhart 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 Fresenius Kidney Care North Elkhart or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.