Innovative Renal Care Greater Hazleton
✓ In-center✓ PD
84/ 100
98/ 100
Excellent
Better than 98% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1980-04-23 · CCN 392524
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #4 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Luzerne
- 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 10 of 12 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 11.2 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 95.6 | 149 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.3% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.52 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.56 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.74 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 66% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 21.7% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.3% | 97% | Better |
| 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) | 13% | 15.3% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 17.2% | 21.8% | 16.5% | About the same |
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
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita St Luke's Tamaqua Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
5/ 100
FKC Carbon County
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
53/ 100
FKC Berwick
✓ In-center
74/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Hazleton Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Hazleton (CMS Certification Number 392524) has been Medicare-certified since 1980-04-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Hazleton offer?
FKC Hazleton reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Hazleton compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Hazleton scores 98/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 98% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #4 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Hazleton?
FKC Hazleton 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 Hazleton or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.