Bridgewater Center for Dialysis
✓ In-center
35/ 100
FMC Uhs Dialysis - Pennsylvania Avenue
Dialysis center · 65 Pennsylvania Avenue, Binghamton, NY 13903
CMS star rating
17/ 100
Poor
Better than 17% 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
- 15 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2011-02-01 · CCN 332676
- Rank in Binghamton, NY
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #273 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Broome
- 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 5 of 15 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.6 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 146.7 | 156.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.9% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 67.9 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.69 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.91 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47.3% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 88% | 85.1% | 92% | Worse |
| 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) | 20% | 14.8% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.89 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 17.8% | 20.8% | 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 Binghamton
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Uhs Dialysis - Pennsylvania Avenue Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Uhs Dialysis - Pennsylvania Avenue (CMS Certification Number 332676) has been Medicare-certified since 2011-02-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Uhs Dialysis - Pennsylvania Avenue offer?
FMC Uhs Dialysis - Pennsylvania Avenue reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 15 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Uhs Dialysis - Pennsylvania Avenue compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Uhs Dialysis - Pennsylvania Avenue scores 17/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 17% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #273 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Uhs Dialysis - Pennsylvania Avenue?
FMC Uhs Dialysis - Pennsylvania Avenue 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 Uhs Dialysis - Pennsylvania Avenue or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.