FKC of Reading
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
60/ 100
FKC Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading
Dialysis center · 625 Spring Street, Wyomissing, PA 19610
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
29/ 100
Below average
Better than 29% 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
- 31 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1987-01-12 · CCN 392549
- Rank in Wyomissing, PA
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #223 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Berks
- 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 6 of 15 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.2 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 197.1 | 149 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.2% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.4 | 28 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.1 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.55 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.39 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49.1% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 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) | 90% | 89% | 92% | Worse |
| 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) | 17% | 15.3% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.84 | 1.42 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 17.3% | 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 | 77 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 78 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 79 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 82 | 88 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 83 | 89 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 43 completed interviews (20% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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✓ In-center✓ PD
29/ 100
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading (CMS Certification Number 392549) has been Medicare-certified since 1987-01-12, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading offer?
FKC Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 31 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading scores 29/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 29% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #223 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading?
FKC Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading 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 Pennsylvania Dialysis Center Reading or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.