FKC Harrisburg
✓ In-center
80/ 100
FKC Capital Area
Dialysis center · 1300 Linglestown Road, 1st Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
22/ 100
Below average
Better than 22% 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
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2000-09-27 · CCN 392672
- Rank in Harrisburg, PA
- #3 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #234 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Dauphin
- 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 8 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 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 108.3 | 149 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.6% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 28 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.9 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 44.7% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 31% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 97.3% | 97% | 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) | 15% | 15.3% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 9.2% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 71 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 74 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 81 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 79 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 81 | 88 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 83 | 89 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 51 completed interviews (35% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Limited data (7 measures)
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Capital Area Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Capital Area (CMS Certification Number 392672) has been Medicare-certified since 2000-09-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Capital Area offer?
FKC Capital Area reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Capital Area compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Capital Area scores 22/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 22% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #234 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Capital Area?
FKC Capital Area 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 Capital Area or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.