FMC Kennebec Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
54/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Gardiner
Dialysis center · 46 Summer Street, Gardiner, ME 04345
CMS star rating
63/ 100
Above average
Better than 63% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-08-01 · CCN 202516
- Rank in Maine
- #7 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 7 of 15 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.3 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 125.1 | 111.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.9% | 20.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 47 | 21.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.44 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.15 | 1.36 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.74 | 1.62 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 63.8% | 57.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 20% | 21.5% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 86% | 96.9% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 90% | 89.3% | 92% | Worse |
| 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) | 12% | 19.1% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 1.52 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 30.9% | 23.7% | 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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Limited data (6 measures)
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Gardiner Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Gardiner (CMS Certification Number 202516) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-08-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Gardiner offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Gardiner reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 16 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Gardiner compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Gardiner scores 63/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 63% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #7 of 20 scored centers in Maine. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Gardiner?
Fresenius Kidney Care Gardiner 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 Gardiner or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.