Tupelo Home Therapies
✓ PD✓ Home HD
78/ 100
32/ 100
Below average
Better than 32% 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
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-12-20 · CCN 252592
- Rank in Tupelo, MS
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Mississippi
- #50 of 96 scored centers
- County
- Lee
- 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 4 of 13 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.1 | 24 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 145.8 | 132.3 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.1% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.8 | 38.4 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.25 | 0.43 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.08 | 1.17 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 2.19 | 1.36 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 72.6% | 54.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| 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) | 1% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 20% | 17.9% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.9% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Tupelo
Fresenius Kidney Care Tupelo
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
9/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC Central New Albany
✓ In-center
43/ 100
Rcg Aberdeen (Blue Bluff)
✓ In-center✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
22/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Lee County Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Lee County (CMS Certification Number 252592) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-12-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Lee County offer?
FKC Lee County reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 25 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Lee County compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Lee County scores 32/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 32% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #50 of 96 scored centers in Mississippi. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Lee County?
FKC Lee County 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 FKC Lee County or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.