FMC - Central Ashland
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
37/ 100
FMC - Na of Grayson
Dialysis center · 286 State Highway 1947, Grayson, KY 41143
CMS star rating
0/ 100
Poor
Better than 0% 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
- 15 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2006-03-22 · CCN 182578
- Rank in Kentucky
- #112 of 118 scored centers
- County
- Carter
- 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 1 of 13 reported measures, worse on 11.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.1 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 174.1 | 138.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 38.8% | 27% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.21 | 0.31 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.49 | 1.11 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47.9% | 55.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 42% | 17.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 91% | 97.2% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 34% | 19.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.85 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5% | 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
Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Na of Grayson Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Na of Grayson (CMS Certification Number 182578) has been Medicare-certified since 2006-03-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Na of Grayson offer?
FMC - Na of Grayson reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 15 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Na of Grayson compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Na of Grayson scores 0/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 0% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #112 of 118 scored centers in Kentucky. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Na of Grayson?
FMC - Na of Grayson 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 - Na of Grayson or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.