Dialysis Care Center Chambersburg
✓ In-center✓ PD
62/ 100
FKC Chambersburg
Dialysis center · 22 St. Paul Drive, Suite 104, Chambersburg, PA 17201
CMS star rating
3/ 100
Poor
Better than 3% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2007-10-19 · CCN 392741
- Rank in Chambersburg, PA
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #269 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Franklin
- 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 3 of 13 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.5 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 120.6 | 149 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.7% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.2 | 28 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.91 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.63 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.85 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57.7% | 56.1% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 97.3% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 4% | 1.1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 24% | 15.3% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.5% | 21.8% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Chambersburg
USRC Chambersburg
✓ In-center✓ PD
61/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FKC Waynesboro
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48/ 100
FMC - Hagerstown
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Dialysis Care Center Fulton County
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Chambersburg Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Chambersburg (CMS Certification Number 392741) has been Medicare-certified since 2007-10-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Chambersburg offer?
FKC Chambersburg reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Chambersburg compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Chambersburg scores 3/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 3% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #269 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Chambersburg?
FKC Chambersburg 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 Chambersburg or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.