FMC - Southeast Missouri
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
48/ 100
FMC - Cape Girardeau
Dialysis center · 150 S Farrar Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
CMS star rating
60/ 100
Above average
Better than 60% 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 1995-08-30 · CCN 262544
- Rank in Cape Girardeau, MO
- #1 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Missouri
- #48 of 145 scored centers
- County
- Cape Girardeau
- ESRD Network
- Network 12 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 8 of 15 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.4 | 21.5 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 89.7 | 143.5 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.3% | 28.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.8 | 32.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.31 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 0.92 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.82 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49.2% | 52% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 27% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 96.1% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 94.1% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1.3% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 13% | 18.4% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.3 | 1.22 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 14.4% | 15.6% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Cape Girardeau
Westbrook Dialysis, LLC
✓ In-center✓ PD
9/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
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FMC - Sikeston
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
24/ 100
FMC - Mississippi County
✓ In-center
69/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Cape Girardeau Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Cape Girardeau (CMS Certification Number 262544) has been Medicare-certified since 1995-08-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Cape Girardeau offer?
FMC - Cape Girardeau 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 - Cape Girardeau compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Cape Girardeau scores 60/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 60% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #48 of 145 scored centers in Missouri. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Cape Girardeau?
FMC - Cape Girardeau 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 - Cape Girardeau or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.