USRC Dutchess Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
57/ 100
FMC Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park
Dialysis center · 386 Violet Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
76/ 100
Above average
Better than 76% 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 2017-03-03 · CCN 332751
- Rank in Poughkeepsie, NY
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #112 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Dutchess
- 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 9 of 14 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.2 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 136.8 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.6% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.7 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.22 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| 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 | 0.87 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 72.3% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 93% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 98% | 85.1% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 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 |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11% | 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 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 78 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 85 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 84 | 78 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 81 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 92 | 88 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 93 | 88 | 88 | Better |
Based on 37 completed interviews (35% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Poughkeepsie
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park (CMS Certification Number 332751) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-03-03, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park offer?
FMC Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park 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 Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park scores 76/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 76% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #112 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park?
FMC Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park 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 Liberty Dialysis - Hyde Park or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.