Fresenius Medical Care Merrimack Valley
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
76/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care of Rockingham County
Dialysis center · 19 Keewadin Drive Suite 1, Salem, NH 03079
CMS star rating
63/ 100
Above average
Better than 63% 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
- 1 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-02-19 · CCN 302516
- Rank in New Hampshire
- #10 of 20 scored centers
- County
- Rockingham
- ESRD Network
- Network 1 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 10 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 | 18.7 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 102 | 134.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.8% | 24% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.3 | 32.1 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.2 | 1.09 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 63.5% | 55.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 25.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 93% | 96.1% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 96% | 97% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 21.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.75 | 1.76 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 47.2% | 29.9% | 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)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care of Rockingham County Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care of Rockingham County (CMS Certification Number 302516) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-02-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care of Rockingham County offer?
Fresenius Medical Care of Rockingham County reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 1 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care of Rockingham County compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care of Rockingham County scores 63/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 63% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #10 of 20 scored centers in New Hampshire. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care of Rockingham County?
Fresenius Medical Care of Rockingham County 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 Medical Care of Rockingham County or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.