FMC - West Plains
✓ PD✓ Home HD
32/ 100
FMC - West Plains Midwest
Dialysis center · 803 W Broadway St, West Plains, MO 65775
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
14/ 100
Poor
Better than 14% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-08-19 · CCN 262667
- Rank in West Plains, MO
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Missouri
- #110 of 145 scored centers
- County
- Howell
- 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 4 of 12 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.3 | 21.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 114.1 | 143.5 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33% | 28.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.46 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.81 | 0.92 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.56 | 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) | 21% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.1% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.3% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 18% | 18.4% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.4% | 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)
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 | 82 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 78 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 83 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 85 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 82 | 89 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 32 completed interviews (28% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in West Plains
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - Mountain Grove
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
13/ 100
DaVita Renal Center of Mountain Home
✓ In-center✓ PD
8/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - West Plains Midwest Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - West Plains Midwest (CMS Certification Number 262667) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-08-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - West Plains Midwest offer?
FMC - West Plains Midwest reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - West Plains Midwest compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - West Plains Midwest scores 14/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 14% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #110 of 145 scored centers in Missouri. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - West Plains Midwest?
FMC - West Plains 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 - West Plains Midwest or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.