Unity Dialysis at Chili
✓ In-center
77/ 100
FMC - Freedom Center of Rochester
Dialysis center · 100 Meridian Centre Blvd, Rochester, NY 14618
CMS star rating
14/ 100
Poor
Better than 14% 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 2015-03-17 · CCN 332723
- Rank in Rochester, NY
- #4 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #281 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Monroe
- 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 4 of 13 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.8 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 153.6 | 156.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.3% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 54.8 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.19 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.95 | 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) | 43% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 87% | 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) | 26% | 14.8% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.33 | 1.36 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 34.5% | 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 Rochester Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Freedom Center of Rochester (CMS Certification Number 332723) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-03-17, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Freedom Center of Rochester offer?
FMC - Freedom Center of Rochester reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 1 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Freedom Center of Rochester compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Freedom Center of Rochester scores 14/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 14% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #281 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Freedom Center of Rochester?
FMC - Freedom Center of Rochester 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 Rochester or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.