DaVita Market Street Dialysis
✓ In-center
100/ 100
FKC Temple Germantown
Dialysis center · 3401 Fox Street, Suite C, Philadelphia, PA 19129
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
9/ 100
Poor
Better than 9% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 32 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1981-05-11 · CCN 392530
- Rank in Philadelphia, PA
- #40 of 47 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #261 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Philadelphia
- 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 14 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.1 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 162.1 | 149 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.8% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 63.2 | 28 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.77 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.98 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 54.3% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| 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) | 94% | 97.3% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 15.3% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.39 | 1.42 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 17.5% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 79 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 75 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 78 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 81 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 81 | 88 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 81 | 89 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 31 completed interviews (14% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Temple Germantown Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Temple Germantown (CMS Certification Number 392530) has been Medicare-certified since 1981-05-11, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Temple Germantown offer?
FKC Temple Germantown reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 32 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Temple Germantown compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Temple Germantown scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #261 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Temple Germantown?
FKC Temple Germantown is operated by Fresenius Medical Care and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with FKC Temple Germantown or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.