Fresenius Kidney Care Lima
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
24/ 100
Liberty Dialysis Services
Dialysis center · 2440 Baton Rouge, Lima, OH 45805
Not rated CMS star rating
17/ 100
Poor
Better than 17% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Other small chain · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✗ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 1 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2022-09-13 · CCN 722503
- Rank in Lima, OH
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Ohio
- #230 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Allen
- 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 2 of 8 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.9 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 266.7 | 152.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.7% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.37 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49.1% | 54.3% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 21.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 4% | 1.2% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 17.7% | 18% | Better |
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 Liberty Dialysis Services Medicare-certified?
Yes. Liberty Dialysis Services (CMS Certification Number 722503) has been Medicare-certified since 2022-09-13, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Liberty Dialysis Services offer?
Liberty Dialysis Services reports offering home hemodialysis training with 1 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Liberty Dialysis Services compare to other dialysis centers?
Liberty Dialysis Services scores 17/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 17% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #230 of 300 scored centers in Ohio.
Who owns Liberty Dialysis Services?
Liberty Dialysis Services is part of a small regional dialysis group 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 Liberty Dialysis Services. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.