Ozarks Dialysis Services - Primrose
✓ PD✓ Home HD
73/ 100
FMC - Springfield Midwest
Dialysis center · 2003 E Sunshine St, Springfield, MO 65804
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
66/ 100
Above average
Better than 66% 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
- 30 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1996-09-11 · CCN 262547
- Rank in Springfield, MO
- #2 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Missouri
- #42 of 145 scored centers
- County
- Greene
- 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 | 23.1 | 21.5 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 146.9 | 143.5 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.8% | 28.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30 | 32.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.09 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.61 | 0.92 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 50.1% | 52% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 31% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 96.1% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 94% | 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) | 22% | 18.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.65 | 1.22 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 23.1% | 15.6% | 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 | 84 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 86 | 80 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 86 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 90 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 91 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 40 completed interviews (22% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Springfield
Ozarks Dialysis Services - South
✓ In-center
41/ 100
Ozarks Dialysis Services
✓ In-center
32/ 100
FMC - Springfield North
✓ In-center✓ PD
10/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - Nixa
✓ In-center
71/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Springfield Midwest Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Springfield Midwest (CMS Certification Number 262547) has been Medicare-certified since 1996-09-11, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Springfield Midwest offer?
FMC - Springfield Midwest reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 30 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Springfield Midwest compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Springfield Midwest scores 66/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 66% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #42 of 145 scored centers in Missouri. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Springfield Midwest?
FMC - Springfield Midwest 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 - Springfield Midwest or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.