DaVita Beltline Home Training
✓ PD✓ Home HD
100/ 100
FMC - Kentwood
Dialysis center · 4300 Callander Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
96/ 100
Excellent
Better than 96% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-01-13 · CCN 232703
- Rank in Grand Rapids, MI
- #2 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Michigan
- #7 of 210 scored centers
- County
- Kent
- ESRD Network
- Network 11 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 14 of 15 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15 | 20.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 121.2 | 136.8 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 13.1% | 26.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 11 | 25.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.39 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.72 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 0.96 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Better than Expected | 74.8% | 52.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 11% | 18.4% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.4% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 94.3% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 0.9% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 12% | 17% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.61 | 0.85 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.7% | 13.2% | 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 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 83 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 79 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 91 | 80 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 84 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 87 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 44 completed interviews (35% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Grand Rapids
DaVita Alger Heights Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
85/ 100
DaVita Pdi-Grand Rapids East
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
47/ 100
DaVita Pdi-Grand Rapids
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
42/ 100
Devos Childrens Hosp - Dialysis Unit
✓ In-center✓ PD
–no score
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC Clyde Park - Wyoming
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
40/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Kentwood Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Kentwood (CMS Certification Number 232703) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-01-13, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Kentwood offer?
FMC - Kentwood reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Kentwood compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Kentwood scores 96/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 96% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #7 of 210 scored centers in Michigan. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Kentwood?
FMC - Kentwood 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 - Kentwood or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.