DaVita White Ponds Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
57/ 100
FMC - Akron Home
Dialysis center · 690 White Pond Drive, Suite 201, Akron, OH 44320
CMS star rating
69/ 100
Above average
Better than 69% 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
- 0 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-10-12 · CCN 362848
- Rank in Akron, OH
- #1 of 10 dialysis centers
- Rank in Ohio
- #70 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Summit
- ESRD Network
- Network 9 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 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 | 29.8 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 171.6 | 152.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.2% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.66 | 1.02 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.4% | 54.3% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 20% | 21.4% | 19% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 97% | 94.4% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 16% | 17.7% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 3.45 | 1.23 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 25.9% | 12.7% | 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 - Akron Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Akron Home (CMS Certification Number 362848) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-10-12, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Akron Home offer?
FMC - Akron Home reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 0 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Akron Home compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Akron Home scores 69/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 69% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #70 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Akron Home?
FMC - Akron Home 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 - Akron Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.