Salisbury Dialysis Center, LLC
✓ In-center✓ PD
32/ 100
FMC - Princess Anne
Dialysis center · 12185 Elm St, Princess Anne, MD 21853
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 1★
4/ 100
Poor
Better than 4% 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
- 30 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2012-01-25 · CCN 212669
- Rank in Maryland
- #156 of 166 scored centers
- County
- Somerset
- 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 14 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.1 | 21.2 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 140.7 | 115.3 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.4% | 24.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.5 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 2.16 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.89 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 33% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 44% | 19% | 19% | Worse |
| 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) | 0% | 2.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 13% | 15.7% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.07 | 0.91 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.7% | 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 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 66 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 68 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 76 | 76 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 70 | 83 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 75 | 85 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 79 | 86 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 31 completed interviews (24% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Princess Anne Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Princess Anne (CMS Certification Number 212669) has been Medicare-certified since 2012-01-25, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Princess Anne offer?
FMC - Princess Anne reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 30 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Princess Anne compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Princess Anne scores 4/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 4% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #156 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Princess Anne?
FMC - Princess Anne 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 - Princess Anne or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.