FKC Liberty Dialysis Banksville
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
93/ 100
FKC Western Pennsylvania
Dialysis center · 5124 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
CMS star rating
36/ 100
Below average
Better than 36% 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
- 23 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1984-06-01 · CCN 392542
- Rank in Pittsburgh, PA
- #12 of 19 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #210 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Allegheny
- 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 12 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.8 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 153.6 | 149 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.3% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.23 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 38.7% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 40% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 97.3% | 97% | About the same |
| 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) | 16% | 15.3% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.4% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Western Pennsylvania Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Western Pennsylvania (CMS Certification Number 392542) has been Medicare-certified since 1984-06-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Western Pennsylvania offer?
FKC Western Pennsylvania reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 23 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Western Pennsylvania compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Western Pennsylvania scores 36/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 36% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #210 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Western Pennsylvania?
FKC Western Pennsylvania 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 Western Pennsylvania or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.