DaVita Amherst Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
92/ 100
FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group - Amherst
Dialysis center · 100 Cooper Foster Park Rd., Amherst, OH 44001
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
45/ 100
Average
Better than 45% 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
- 22 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2001-09-26 · CCN 362636
- Rank in Ohio
- #133 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Lorain
- 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 4 of 14 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.5 | 20.8 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 180.2 | 152.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.8% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.2 | 33.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.35 | 0.41 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.1 | 1.02 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.66 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.1% | 54.3% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 25% | 21.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 97% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 28% | 17.7% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 1.23 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.7% | 12.7% | 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 3 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 90 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 88 | 81 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 89 | 84 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 87 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 46 completed interviews (28% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
Dialysis centers nearby
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Limited data (7 measures)
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group - Amherst Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group - Amherst (CMS Certification Number 362636) has been Medicare-certified since 2001-09-26, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group - Amherst offer?
FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group - Amherst reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 22 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group - Amherst compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group - Amherst scores 45/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 45% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #133 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group - Amherst?
FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group - Amherst 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 - Elyria Renal Care Group - Amherst or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.