Fresenius Kidney Care Nashua Court
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
FMC - Greater Baltimore
Dialysis center · 1104 Walters Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21239
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
39/ 100
Below average
Better than 39% 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
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1988-02-01 · CCN 212531
- Rank in Baltimore, MD
- #13 of 32 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #100 of 166 scored centers
- County
- Baltimore City
- ESRD Network
- Network 5 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 13 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 14.6 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 161.8 | 115.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.9% | 24.2% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 9.7 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.99 | 0.35 | 1 | About the same |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.65 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 60% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 19% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 94.5% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 2.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 15% | 15.7% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.5% | 18.4% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 79 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 78 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 80 | 76 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 82 | 83 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 83 | 85 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 86 | 86 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 30 completed interviews (28% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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98/ 100
DaVita Loch Raven Dialysis
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87/ 100
FMC - Cross Keys
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
80/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Broadway Street
✓ In-center
79/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Greater Baltimore Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Greater Baltimore (CMS Certification Number 212531) has been Medicare-certified since 1988-02-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Greater Baltimore offer?
FMC - Greater Baltimore reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Greater Baltimore compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Greater Baltimore scores 39/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 39% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #100 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Greater Baltimore?
FMC - Greater Baltimore 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 - Greater Baltimore or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.