DaVita Wake Forest Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
FMC Wake Dialysis Clinic
Dialysis center · 3604 Bush Street, Raleigh, NC 27609
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 1★
12/ 100
Poor
Better than 12% 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
- 40 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1986-07-07 · CCN 342522
- Rank in Raleigh, NC
- #8 of 10 dialysis centers
- Rank in North Carolina
- #212 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Wake
- 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 8 of 15 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.9 | 22.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 160.4 | 130.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.8% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.6 | 30.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49.2% | 59% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 10% | 15.8% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 97.5% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 96% | 95.2% | 92% | Better |
| 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) | 26% | 19% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.2 | 0.92 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 18.6% | 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 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 71 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 73 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 65 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 74 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 78 | 86 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 81 | 87 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 57 completed interviews (20% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Raleigh
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Wake Dialysis Clinic Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Wake Dialysis Clinic (CMS Certification Number 342522) has been Medicare-certified since 1986-07-07, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Wake Dialysis Clinic offer?
FMC Wake Dialysis Clinic reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 40 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Wake Dialysis Clinic compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Wake Dialysis Clinic scores 12/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 12% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #212 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Wake Dialysis Clinic?
FMC Wake Dialysis Clinic 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 Wake Dialysis Clinic or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.