DaVita Soundview Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
95/ 100
FMC - Freedom Center of the Bronx
Dialysis center · 1776 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461
CMS star rating
50/ 100
Average
Better than 50% 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 2016-11-01 · CCN 332746
- Rank in Bronx, NY
- #16 of 36 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #181 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Bronx
- 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 12 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.1 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 272.4 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 46.2% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.88 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 76% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 93% | 85.1% | 92% | About the same |
| 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 | 2.65 | 1.36 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 21.7% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Freedom Center of the Bronx Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Freedom Center of the Bronx (CMS Certification Number 332746) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-11-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Freedom Center of the Bronx offer?
FMC - Freedom Center of the Bronx reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 1 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Freedom Center of the Bronx compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Freedom Center of the Bronx scores 50/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 50% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #181 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Freedom Center of the Bronx?
FMC - Freedom Center of the Bronx 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 - Freedom Center of the Bronx or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.