FMC - Norwalk
✓ In-center
43/ 100
96/ 100
Excellent
Better than 96% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-08-04 · CCN 362829
- Rank in Ohio
- #5 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Huron
- 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 6 of 9 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.2 | 20.8 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 83.4 | 152.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 9.4% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.76 | 1.02 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 2.27 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 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) | 12% | 17.7% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.9% | 12.7% | 16.5% | 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
Dialysis centers nearby
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4/ 100
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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
44/ 100
FMC - Crawford County Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
74/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Willard Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Willard (CMS Certification Number 362829) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-08-04, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Willard offer?
FMC - Willard reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Willard compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Willard scores 96/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 96% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #5 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Willard?
FMC - Willard 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 - Willard or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.