FMC Freedom Center of Westmere
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
76/ 100
Fms-Albany Regional Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 517 Delaware Ave Ste 8, Albany, NY 12209
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 34 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1997-05-19 · CCN 332569
- Rank in Albany, NY
- #4 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #295 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Albany
- ESRD Network
- Network 2 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 6 of 15 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.4 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 137.2 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.7% | 28.4% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 84.7 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.54 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.72 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.75 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49.2% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 20.2% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 96% | 85.1% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 3.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 14.8% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.38 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.7% | 20.8% | 16.5% | Worse |
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 | 77 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 79 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 78 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 76 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 83 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 80 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 42 completed interviews (25% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fms-Albany Regional Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fms-Albany Regional Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 332569) has been Medicare-certified since 1997-05-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fms-Albany Regional Kidney Center offer?
Fms-Albany Regional Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 34 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Fms-Albany Regional Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Fms-Albany Regional Kidney Center scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #295 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fms-Albany Regional Kidney Center?
Fms-Albany Regional Kidney Center 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 Fms-Albany Regional Kidney Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.