FMC Carolina Dialysis Lee County
✓ In-center
30/ 100
FMC Carolina Dialysis Sanford
Dialysis center · 1017 Carthage Street, Sanford, NC 27330
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
28/ 100
Below average
Better than 28% 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
- 36 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-07-01 · CCN 342620
- Rank in Sanford, NC
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in North Carolina
- #171 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Lee
- 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 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.8 | 22.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 121.7 | 130.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.2% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.4 | 30.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.12 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.97 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.37 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57.1% | 59% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 15.8% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 97.5% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 92% | 95.2% | 92% | About the same |
| 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) | 27% | 19% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2 | 0.92 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 21% | 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 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 66 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 79 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 75 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 76 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 85 | 86 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 86 | 87 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 36 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Sanford
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Carthage Dialysis
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68/ 100
FMC Anderson Creek
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FMC Carolina Dialysis Pittsboro
✓ In-center
66/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care of Lillington
✓ In-center
63/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Carolina Dialysis Sanford Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Carolina Dialysis Sanford (CMS Certification Number 342620) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-07-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Carolina Dialysis Sanford offer?
FMC Carolina Dialysis Sanford reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 36 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Carolina Dialysis Sanford compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Carolina Dialysis Sanford scores 28/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 28% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #171 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Carolina Dialysis Sanford?
FMC Carolina Dialysis Sanford 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 Carolina Dialysis Sanford or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.