FMC BMA Northwest Greensboro Kidney Center
✓ In-center
31/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin
Dialysis center · 924 3rd Street, Greensboro, NC 27405
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
76/ 100
Above average
Better than 76% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2019-02-20 · CCN 342742
- Rank in Greensboro, NC
- #1 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in North Carolina
- #49 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 9 of 14 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.4 | 22.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 83.8 | 130.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 6% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 6.2 | 30.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.52 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.59 | 0.97 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 54.1% | 59% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 15.8% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.5% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 29% | 19% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.36 | 0.92 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.9% | 16.7% | 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 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 88 | 80 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 79 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 84 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 84 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 88 | 86 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 87 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 39 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Greensboro
FMC - BMA of South Greensboro Inc
✓ In-center
22/ 100
FMC - Greensboro Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
19/ 100
FMC of East Greensboro
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
7/ 100
DaVita Randleman Road Dialysis
✓ In-center
–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin (CMS Certification Number 342742) has been Medicare-certified since 2019-02-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin scores 76/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 76% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #49 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin?
Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin 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 Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.