FMC North Gulfport
✓ In-center
4/ 100
FMC Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr
Dialysis center · 5401 Gex Road, Diamondhead, MS 39525
CMS star rating
17/ 100
Poor
Better than 17% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-04-01 · CCN 252544
- Rank in Mississippi
- #63 of 96 scored centers
- County
- Hancock
- ESRD Network
- Network 8 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 2 of 13 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.8 | 24 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 168.7 | 132.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.8% | 27.3% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.03 | 0.43 | 1 | About the same |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 1.17 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.9 | 1.36 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 54.4% | 54.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 9% | 16.5% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 97.5% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 18% | 17.9% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.42 | 0.5 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 2.5% | 10% | 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
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC Gulfport S. Ms Kidney Ctr
✓ In-center
71/ 100
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✓ PD✓ Home HD
42/ 100
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✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
71/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr (CMS Certification Number 252544) has been Medicare-certified since 1994-04-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr offer?
FMC Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr scores 17/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 17% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #63 of 96 scored centers in Mississippi. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr?
FMC Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr 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 Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.