Innovative Renal Care East Orange
✓ In-center✓ PD
99/ 100
FMC East Orange
Dialysis center · 110 South Grove Street, East Orange, NJ 07018
CMS star rating
66/ 100
Above average
Better than 66% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2003-06-20 · CCN 312568
- Rank in East Orange, NJ
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in New Jersey
- #115 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Essex
- ESRD Network
- Network 3 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 8 of 14 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.4 | 19.7 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 138.7 | 148.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.6% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 5.5 | 26.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.32 | 0.85 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 42.1% | 58.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 14.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.8% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 2.4% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 15% | 13.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.69 | 1.57 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 18.1% | 22.2% | 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
Other dialysis centers in East Orange
DaVita East Orange Dialysis
✓ In-center
81/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC Newark University
✓ In-center✓ PD
31/ 100
FMC Orange
✓ In-center
53/ 100
FMC North Newark
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
84/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC East Orange Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC East Orange (CMS Certification Number 312568) has been Medicare-certified since 2003-06-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC East Orange offer?
FMC East Orange reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC East Orange compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC East Orange scores 66/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 66% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #115 of 185 scored centers in New Jersey. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC East Orange?
FMC East Orange 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 East Orange or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.