Columbia Northeast Kidney Center
✓ In-center
69/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Columbia Home
Dialysis center · 121 Park Central Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
Not rated CMS star rating
47/ 100
Average
Better than 47% 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
- 2 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2010-10-25 · CCN 422627
- Rank in Columbia, SC
- #4 of 13 dialysis centers
- Rank in South Carolina
- #58 of 147 scored centers
- County
- Richland
- ESRD Network
- Network 6 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.2 | 23.6 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 143.8 | 143.5 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.3% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 89.8 | 37.1 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.85 | 1.1 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.22 | 1.17 | 1.04 | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 86% | 94.4% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 27% | 17.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 3.19 | 1.03 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 29.4% | 16% | 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 Columbia
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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
44/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Midtown
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
37/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care Columbia Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care Columbia Home (CMS Certification Number 422627) has been Medicare-certified since 2010-10-25, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care Columbia Home offer?
Fresenius Medical Care Columbia Home reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 2 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care Columbia Home compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care Columbia Home scores 47/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 47% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #58 of 147 scored centers in South Carolina.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care Columbia Home?
Fresenius Medical Care Columbia Home 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 Fresenius Medical Care Columbia Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.