DaVita Kidney Center of Brunswick
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
30/ 100
FMC - Brunswick Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 2583-2585 Center Road, Hinckley, OH 44233
CMS star rating
36/ 100
Below average
Better than 36% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2004-11-15 · CCN 362763
- Rank in Ohio
- #163 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Medina
- 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 3 of 12 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.7 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 153.6 | 152.6 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36.7% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.49 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.3% | 54.3% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 21.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 97% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 87% | 94.4% | 92% | Worse |
| 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) | 27% | 17.7% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.3% | 12.7% | 16.5% | About the same |
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
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Medina Square Dialysis
✓ In-center
9/ 100
Limited data (7 measures)
DaVita Middleburg Heights Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
75/ 100
DaVita Parma Heights Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
60/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Brunswick Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Brunswick Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 362763) has been Medicare-certified since 2004-11-15, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Brunswick Dialysis Center offer?
FMC - Brunswick Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Brunswick Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Brunswick Dialysis Center scores 36/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 36% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #163 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Brunswick Dialysis Center?
FMC - Brunswick Dialysis Center 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 - Brunswick Dialysis Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.