Fresenius Kidney Care Miller Hill
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
35/ 100
FMC Dialysis Services of Spirit Valley
Dialysis center · 4700 Mike Colalillo Dr, Duluth, MN 55807
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
25/ 100
Below average
Better than 25% 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
- 22 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2003-07-01 · CCN 242555
- Rank in Minnesota
- #89 of 110 scored centers
- County
- Saint Louis
- 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 5 of 14 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.8 | 19.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 126.8 | 134 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.2% | 26% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.4 | 24.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.48 | 0.44 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.49 | 1.28 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.41 | 1.22 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.4% | 59.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 27% | 21.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 98.3% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 1.3% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 21% | 16.8% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.34 | 1.15 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.6% | 18.7% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 75 | 85 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 80 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 81 | 83 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 83 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 88 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 90 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 30 completed interviews (31% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Dialysis centers nearby
Fresenius Medical Care - Cloquet
✓ In-center
65/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Dialysis Services of Spirit Valley Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Dialysis Services of Spirit Valley (CMS Certification Number 242555) has been Medicare-certified since 2003-07-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Dialysis Services of Spirit Valley offer?
FMC Dialysis Services of Spirit Valley reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 22 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Dialysis Services of Spirit Valley compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Dialysis Services of Spirit Valley scores 25/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 25% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #89 of 110 scored centers in Minnesota. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Dialysis Services of Spirit Valley?
FMC Dialysis Services of Spirit Valley 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 Dialysis Services of Spirit Valley or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.