FKC Fogelsville
✓ In-center
94/ 100
FKC Lehigh Valley Home
Dialysis center · 440 S 15th Street, Allentown, PA 18102
CMS star rating
93/ 100
Excellent
Better than 93% 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
- 4 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2022-01-06 · CCN 732509
- Rank in Allentown, PA
- #2 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #26 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Lehigh
- ESRD Network
- Network 4 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 13 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 11.7 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 174.7 | 149 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.1% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.3 | 28 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.57 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Better than Expected | 84.6% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 2% | 21.7% | 19% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 92% | 89% | 92% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 24% | 15.3% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 3.54 | 1.42 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 35% | 21.8% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Allentown
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66/ 100
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59/ 100
DaVita St Luke's at Home
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
55/ 100
DaVita St Luke's Allentown Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
38/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FKC Whitehall
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
95/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Lehigh Valley Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Lehigh Valley Home (CMS Certification Number 732509) has been Medicare-certified since 2022-01-06, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Lehigh Valley Home offer?
FKC Lehigh Valley Home reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 4 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Lehigh Valley Home compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Lehigh Valley Home scores 93/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 93% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #26 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Lehigh Valley Home?
FKC Lehigh Valley Home 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 FKC Lehigh Valley Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.