79/ 100
FMC - Boone County
Dialysis center · 7205 Dixie Highway, Florence, KY 41042
CMS star rating
49/ 100
Average
Better than 49% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2008-05-21 · CCN 182591
- Rank in Florence, KY
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Kentucky
- #55 of 118 scored centers
- County
- Boone
- 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 7 of 15 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.3 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 153.3 | 138.1 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.1% | 27% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.2 | 29.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| 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 | 1.19 | 1.11 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.37 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47.6% | 55.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 26% | 17.5% | 19% | Worse |
| 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) | 3% | 1.2% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 13% | 19.4% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.77 | 0.85 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 1.9% | 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 Florence
DaVita Turfway Dialysis
✓ In-center
64/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Crestview Hills Dialysis
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DaVita Delhi Dialysis
✓ In-center
80/ 100
DaVita 12th Street Covington Dialysis
✓ In-center
49/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Boone County Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Boone County (CMS Certification Number 182591) has been Medicare-certified since 2008-05-21, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Boone County offer?
FMC - Boone County reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Boone County compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Boone County scores 49/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 49% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #55 of 118 scored centers in Kentucky. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Boone County?
FMC - Boone County 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 - Boone County or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.