Fresenius Kidney Care Fairmount Heights
Dialysis center · 6301 Walker Mill Rd, Capitol Heights, MD 20743
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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2020-03-18 · CCN 212745
- Rank in Capitol Heights, MD
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #1 of 166 scored centers
- County
- Prince Georges
- 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 11 of 13 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 68.3 | 115.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0% | 24.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.8 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.01 | 0.9 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 68.2% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 8% | 19% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 94.5% | 97% | Better |
| 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) | 10% | 15.7% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 22.7% | 18.4% | 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 Capitol Heights
Dialysis centers nearby
USRC Silver Hills Dialysis
DaVita District Heights Dialysis
DaVita Forestville Dialysis
DaVita Renal Care of Seat Pleasant
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Fresenius Kidney Care Fairmount Heights or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.