FMC - Freedom Center of Worcester
✓ PD✓ Home HD
45/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis
Dialysis center · 867 Grafton Street, Worcester, MA 01604
CMS star rating
95/ 100
Excellent
Better than 95% 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
- 19 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-07-02 · CCN 222594
- Rank in Worcester, MA
- #1 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Massachusetts
- #6 of 77 scored centers
- County
- Worcester
- ESRD Network
- Network 1 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 11 of 14 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.1 | 19 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 154.4 | 154.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.4% | 29% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 28.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.72 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.76 | 0.88 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 67.5% | 60.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 20.1% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.5% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 17% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 3.45 | 2.15 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 42% | 35.6% | 16.5% | Better |
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 Worcester
DaVita PDI Worcester
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
14/ 100
U-Mass Memorial Health Care Systems
✓ In-center
–no score
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC University Dialysis Center (Bma of Shrewsbury)
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
59/ 100
ARA Auburn Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
94/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 222594) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-07-02, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 19 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis scores 95/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 95% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #6 of 77 scored centers in Massachusetts. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis?
Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis 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 Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.