USRC East Portland Home Dialysis
✓ PD✓ Home HD
87/ 100
FMC Scholls Ferry
Dialysis center · 10300 SW Nimbus Ave Ste Pa, Portland, OR 97223
CMS star rating
47/ 100
Average
Better than 47% 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
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-02-05 · CCN 382568
- Rank in Portland, OR
- #6 of 11 dialysis centers
- Rank in Oregon
- #34 of 67 scored centers
- County
- Washington
- ESRD Network
- Network 16 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 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 | 20.6 | 21.7 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 168.4 | 125.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.9% | 24.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.3 | 24 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.15 | 0.44 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.28 | 1.24 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.76 | 1.42 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 56.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 19% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.7% | 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) | 16% | 18.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.09 | 0.86 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.7% | 10.3% | 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)
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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Dialysis centers nearby
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26/ 100
DaVita Meridian Park Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
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Pnrs Tualatin
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Scholls Ferry Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Scholls Ferry (CMS Certification Number 382568) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-02-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Scholls Ferry offer?
FMC Scholls Ferry reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Scholls Ferry compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Scholls Ferry scores 47/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 47% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #34 of 67 scored centers in Oregon. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Scholls Ferry?
FMC Scholls Ferry 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 Scholls Ferry or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.