Fresenius Kidney Care New Albany - Oh
✓ In-center
95/ 100
FMC - Liberty Mid-America Dialysis LLC.
Dialysis center · 2355 South Hamilton Rd, Columbus, OH 43232
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
17/ 100
Poor
Better than 17% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-08-27 · CCN 362649
- Rank in Columbus, OH
- #17 of 20 dialysis centers
- Rank in Ohio
- #226 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Franklin
- 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 13 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.8 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 129.5 | 152.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.2% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.3 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.36 | 1.02 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.51 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 54.1% | 54.3% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 20% | 21.4% | 19% | About the same |
| 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 | 0.91 | 1.23 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.9% | 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 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 70 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 79 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 76 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 74 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 85 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 85 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 34 completed interviews (25% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Liberty Mid-America Dialysis LLC. Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Liberty Mid-America Dialysis LLC. (CMS Certification Number 362649) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-08-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Liberty Mid-America Dialysis LLC. offer?
FMC - Liberty Mid-America Dialysis LLC. reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Liberty Mid-America Dialysis LLC. compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Liberty Mid-America Dialysis LLC. scores 17/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 17% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #226 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Liberty Mid-America Dialysis LLC.?
FMC - Liberty Mid-America Dialysis LLC. 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 - Liberty Mid-America Dialysis LLC. or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.