Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin
✓ In-center
76/ 100
FMC - Greensboro Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 2700 Henry Street, Greensboro, NC 27405
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
19/ 100
Poor
Better than 19% 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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 56 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1976-09-01 · CCN 342504
- Rank in Greensboro, NC
- #4 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in North Carolina
- #194 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Guilford
- ESRD Network
- Network 6 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 15 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.8 | 22.3 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 102 | 130.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.9% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.7 | 30.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.09 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.45 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.9% | 59% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 15.8% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 97.5% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 86% | 95.2% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 19% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.47 | 0.92 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24% | 16.7% | 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 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 77 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 71 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 71 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 84 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 77 | 86 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 74 | 87 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 45 completed interviews (18% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Greensboro Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Greensboro Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 342504) has been Medicare-certified since 1976-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Greensboro Kidney Center offer?
FMC - Greensboro Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 56 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Greensboro Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Greensboro Kidney Center scores 19/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 19% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #194 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Greensboro Kidney Center?
FMC - Greensboro Kidney Center 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 - Greensboro Kidney Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.