Salisbury Dialysis Center, LLC
✓ In-center✓ PD
32/ 100
FMC - North Salisbury
Dialysis center · 1314 Belmont Ave Ste 304, Salisbury, MD 21804
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 1★
3/ 100
Poor
Better than 3% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2010-03-19 · CCN 212664
- Rank in Salisbury, MD
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #158 of 166 scored centers
- County
- Wicomico
- 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 15 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.1 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 165.1 | 115.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.9% | 24.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 66.4 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.56 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.34 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.22 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 39.7% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 35% | 19% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 93% | 94.5% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 98% | 91.3% | 92% | Better |
| 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) | 23% | 15.7% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.43 | 0.91 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 18.5% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 67 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 74 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 76 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 74 | 83 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 75 | 85 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 76 | 86 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 45 completed interviews (28% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Salisbury
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Dialysis centers nearby
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USRC Laurel
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - North Salisbury Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - North Salisbury (CMS Certification Number 212664) has been Medicare-certified since 2010-03-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - North Salisbury offer?
FMC - North Salisbury reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - North Salisbury compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - North Salisbury scores 3/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 3% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #158 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - North Salisbury?
FMC - North Salisbury 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 - North Salisbury or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.