DaVita State College Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
58/ 100
FKC State College
Dialysis center · 3901 South Atherton Street, Suite 7, State College, PA 16801
CMS star rating
91/ 100
Excellent
Better than 91% 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
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1998-02-01 · CCN 392647
- Rank in State College, PA
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #33 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Centre
- 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 11 of 15 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.6 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 170.2 | 149 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.3% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 8.5 | 28 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.27 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.54 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.6% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.3% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 89% | 92% | Better |
| 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) | 11% | 15.3% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 3.28 | 1.42 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 30.4% | 21.8% | 16.5% | Better |
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
Other dialysis centers in State College
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Lewistown Dialysis Center
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57/ 100
USRC Huntingdon
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
39/ 100
FKC Huntingdon
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
64/ 100
FKC North Philipsburg
✓ In-center
85/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC State College Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC State College (CMS Certification Number 392647) has been Medicare-certified since 1998-02-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC State College offer?
FKC State College reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC State College compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC State College scores 91/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 91% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #33 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC State College?
FKC State College 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 State College or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.