FMC - Rocky Mount Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
64/ 100
FMC South Rocky Mount
Dialysis center · 1676 South Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount, NC 27803
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
29/ 100
Below average
Better than 29% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-08-10 · CCN 342710
- Rank in Rocky Mount, NC
- #3 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in North Carolina
- #170 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Nash
- 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 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.5 | 22.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 176.7 | 130.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28% | 25.6% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.5 | 30.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.15 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.22 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.5% | 59% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 28% | 15.8% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.5% | 97% | Better |
| 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) | 17% | 19% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.41 | 0.92 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 23.8% | 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 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 71 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 79 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 76 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 77 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 84 | 86 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 87 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 31 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Rocky Mount
Fresenius Kidney Care Boice-Willis
✓ In-center
37/ 100
FMC BMA of East Rocky Mount
✓ In-center
9/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Forest Hills Dialysis
✓ In-center
33/ 100
DaVita Wilson Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
16/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC South Rocky Mount Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC South Rocky Mount (CMS Certification Number 342710) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-08-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC South Rocky Mount offer?
FMC South Rocky Mount reports offering in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC South Rocky Mount compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC South Rocky Mount scores 29/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 29% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #170 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC South Rocky Mount?
FMC South Rocky Mount 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 South Rocky Mount or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.