Fresenius Kidney Care Willmar
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
41/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Litchfield
Dialysis center · 520 E. Highway 12, Suite 120, Litchfield, MN 55355
CMS star rating
97/ 100
Excellent
Better than 97% 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
- 9 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2021-09-01 · CCN 242613
- Rank in Minnesota
- #6 of 110 scored centers
- County
- Meeker
- 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 7 of 10 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 12.9 | 19.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 80.3 | 134 | 148 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.44 | 1 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.68 | 1.22 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 77.3% | 59.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 4% | 21.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 98.3% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.3% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 24% | 16.8% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Worse than Expected | 0% | 18.7% | 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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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Litchfield Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Litchfield (CMS Certification Number 242613) has been Medicare-certified since 2021-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Litchfield offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Litchfield reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 9 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Litchfield compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Litchfield scores 97/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 97% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #6 of 110 scored centers in Minnesota. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Litchfield?
Fresenius Kidney Care Litchfield 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 Litchfield or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.