FMC - Dialysis of Paducah
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
9/ 100
FMC - South Paducah
Dialysis center · 1061 Husband Rd, Paducah, KY 42003
CMS star rating
12/ 100
Poor
Better than 12% 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 2002-10-02 · CCN 182559
- Rank in Paducah, KY
- #1 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Kentucky
- #101 of 118 scored centers
- County
- McCracken
- 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 3 of 14 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 31.2 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 171.5 | 138.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32% | 27% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.8 | 29.5 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.17 | 0.31 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 1.11 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 30.9% | 55.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 33% | 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) | 25% | 19.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 0.85 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 3.1% | 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 Paducah
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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
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Limited data (7 measures)
Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - South Paducah Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - South Paducah (CMS Certification Number 182559) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-10-02, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - South Paducah offer?
FMC - South Paducah reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - South Paducah compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - South Paducah scores 12/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 12% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #101 of 118 scored centers in Kentucky. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - South Paducah?
FMC - South Paducah 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 - South Paducah or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.