FMC - Ashland
✓ In-center✓ PD
45/ 100
FMC - Central Ashland
Dialysis center · 424 River Hill Drive, Ashland, KY 41101
CMS star rating
37/ 100
Below average
Better than 37% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2010-11-01 · CCN 182609
- Rank in Ashland, KY
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Kentucky
- #72 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 2 of 12 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.5 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 159 | 138.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.7% | 27% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.31 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.2 | 1.11 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.35 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 53.2% | 55.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 17.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 97.2% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 19.4% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11.2% | 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
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Central Ashland Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Central Ashland (CMS Certification Number 182609) has been Medicare-certified since 2010-11-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Central Ashland offer?
FMC - Central Ashland reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Central Ashland compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Central Ashland scores 37/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 37% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #72 of 118 scored centers in Kentucky. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Central Ashland?
FMC - Central 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 - Central Ashland or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.