Central New Hampshire Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
2/ 100
FMC Lakes Region
Dialysis center · 2 Business Park Dr, Tilton, NH 03276
CMS star rating
9/ 100
Poor
Better than 9% 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
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2024-05-07 · CCN 302520
- Rank in New Hampshire
- #17 of 20 scored centers
- County
- Belknap
- 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 2 of 9 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 155.3 | 134.6 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 8.6% | 24% | 27.2% | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.49 | 0.98 | 0.99 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 30.3% | 55.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 44% | 25.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 96.1% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 4% | 1.8% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 30% | 21.4% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 32.3% | 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
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC New Hampshire Kidney Center (Fmc)
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
9/ 100
FMC Strafford County Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
74/ 100
FMC Manchester Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
90/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Lakes Region Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Lakes Region (CMS Certification Number 302520) has been Medicare-certified since 2024-05-07, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Lakes Region offer?
FMC Lakes Region reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Lakes Region compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Lakes Region scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #17 of 20 scored centers in New Hampshire. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Lakes Region?
FMC Lakes Region 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 Lakes Region or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.