FMC - Heritage Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
82/ 100
FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group
Dialysis center · 5316 Hoag Drive H McDonald Dialysis Ctr, Elyria, OH 44035
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
42/ 100
Average
Better than 42% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1979-11-08 · CCN 362589
- Rank in Elyria, OH
- #3 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Ohio
- #145 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 9 of 14 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.9 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 139 | 152.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.9% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 33.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.47 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 1.02 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 62% | 54.3% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 21.4% | 19% | Better |
| 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) | 1% | 1.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 24% | 17.7% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 1.23 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 9.8% | 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 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 84 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 74 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 79 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 87 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 76 | 88 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 77 | 89 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 30 completed interviews (33% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Elyria
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80/ 100
Fmc- Dialysis & Nephrology Assoc of NE Ohio
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Limited data (7 measures)
Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group (CMS Certification Number 362589) has been Medicare-certified since 1979-11-08, 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 offer?
FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 20 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group scores 42/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 42% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #145 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group?
FMC - Elyria Renal Care Group 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 or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.