USRC Defiance Dialysis
✓ In-center
79/ 100
FMC - Regional Dialysis Ctr of Williams County
Dialysis center · 537 West High Street, Bryan, OH 43506
CMS star rating
39/ 100
Below average
Better than 39% 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
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1995-04-13 · CCN 362545
- Rank in Ohio
- #151 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Williams
- 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 5 of 12 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.8 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 122.1 | 152.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.7% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.64 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 2.07 | 1.02 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.63 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57.4% | 54.3% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 21.4% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97% | 97% | 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) | 21% | 17.7% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.1% | 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)
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 - Regional Dialysis Ctr of Williams County Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Regional Dialysis Ctr of Williams County (CMS Certification Number 362545) has been Medicare-certified since 1995-04-13, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Regional Dialysis Ctr of Williams County offer?
FMC - Regional Dialysis Ctr of Williams County reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Regional Dialysis Ctr of Williams County compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Regional Dialysis Ctr of Williams County scores 39/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 39% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #151 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Regional Dialysis Ctr of Williams County?
FMC - Regional Dialysis Ctr of Williams County 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 - Regional Dialysis Ctr of Williams County or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.