Unity Dialysis at Chili
✓ In-center
77/ 100
FMC Strong Health Dialysis
Dialysis center · 1208 Scottsville Rd, Rochester, NY 14624
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 1★
10/ 100
Poor
Better than 10% 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
- 36 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-05-30 · CCN 332626
- Rank in Rochester, NY
- #8 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #294 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 5 of 14 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 126.9 | 156.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.9% | 28.4% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.2 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.18 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.05 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Worse |
| 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: Worse than Expected | 34.7% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 54% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 93% | 93% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 3.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 14.8% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.23 | 1.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.5% | 20.8% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 67 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 72 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 76 | 78 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 68 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 75 | 88 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 82 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 32 completed interviews (17% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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26/ 100
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14/ 100
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Dialysis centers nearby
Fms - Greece Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
24/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Strong Health Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Strong Health Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 332626) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-05-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Strong Health Dialysis offer?
FMC Strong Health Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 36 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FMC Strong Health Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Strong Health Dialysis scores 10/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 10% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #294 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Strong Health Dialysis?
FMC Strong Health Dialysis 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 Strong Health Dialysis or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.