DCI Seven Fields
✓ In-center
75/ 100
FKC Cranberry
Dialysis center · 5 Saint Francis Way, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
CMS star rating
17/ 100
Poor
Better than 17% 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
- 7 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1998-08-28 · CCN 392642
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #249 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Butler
- 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 4 of 11 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.2 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 131 | 149 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 66% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 2.07 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.1% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 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) | 2% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 21% | 15.3% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.7% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Cranberry Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Cranberry (CMS Certification Number 392642) has been Medicare-certified since 1998-08-28, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Cranberry offer?
FKC Cranberry reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 7 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Cranberry compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Cranberry scores 17/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 17% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #249 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Cranberry?
FKC Cranberry 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 Cranberry or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.