FMC - Central Ashland
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
37/ 100
FMC - Ashland
Dialysis center · 840 Central Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101
CMS star rating
45/ 100
Average
Better than 45% 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
- 18 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1992-05-04 · CCN 182524
- Rank in Ashland, KY
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Kentucky
- #60 of 118 scored centers
- County
- Boyd
- 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 9 of 15 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.2 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 172.3 | 138.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.8% | 27% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.1 | 29.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.72 | 0.31 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.7 | 1.11 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.88 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 42% | 55.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 17.5% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.2% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 91.8% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 11% | 19.4% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.33 | 0.85 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.3% | 11.9% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Ashland
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Ashland Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Ashland (CMS Certification Number 182524) has been Medicare-certified since 1992-05-04, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Ashland offer?
FMC - Ashland reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 18 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Ashland compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Ashland scores 45/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 45% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #60 of 118 scored centers in Kentucky. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Ashland?
FMC - Ashland 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 - Ashland or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.