BMA - Leonardtown
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
21/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Southern Maryland Home
Dialysis center · 28103 Three Notch Rd, Suite 1 a, Mechanicsville, MD 20659
CMS star rating
68/ 100
Above average
Better than 68% 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
- 5 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2019-01-01 · CCN 212734
- Rank in Maryland
- #56 of 166 scored centers
- County
- Saint Marys
- 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 5 of 11 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.2 | 21.2 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 101.7 | 115.3 | 148 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.35 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 2 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 56.4% | 55.1% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 19% | 19% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 91.3% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 2.2% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 11% | 15.7% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.73 | 0.91 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 32.8% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Southern Maryland Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Southern Maryland Home (CMS Certification Number 212734) has been Medicare-certified since 2019-01-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Southern Maryland Home offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Southern Maryland Home reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 5 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Southern Maryland Home compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Southern Maryland Home scores 68/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 68% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #56 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Southern Maryland Home?
Fresenius Kidney Care Southern Maryland Home 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 Southern Maryland Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.