Fresenius Kidney Care Gardiner
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
63/ 100
FMC Kennebec Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 164 Civic Center Drive, Augusta, ME 04330
CMS star rating
54/ 100
Average
Better than 54% 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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-01-11 · CCN 202504
- Rank in Maine
- #13 of 20 scored centers
- County
- Kennebec
- ESRD Network
- Network 1 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 6 of 13 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.6 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 78.3 | 111.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 7.5% | 20.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.6 | 21.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.34 | 0.44 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.45 | 1.36 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.89 | 1.62 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 62.5% | 57.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 26% | 21.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 96.9% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.9% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 19.1% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11.5% | 23.7% | 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)
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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Limited data (6 measures)
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Kennebec Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Kennebec Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 202504) has been Medicare-certified since 1999-01-11, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Kennebec Kidney Center offer?
FMC Kennebec Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 13 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FMC Kennebec Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Kennebec Kidney Center scores 54/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 54% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #13 of 20 scored centers in Maine. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Kennebec Kidney Center?
FMC Kennebec Kidney Center 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 Kennebec Kidney Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.