Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Home
✓ PD✓ Home HD
34/ 100
FMC - Freedom Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 1520 Freedom Boulevard, Florence, SC 29505
CMS star rating
25/ 100
Below average
Better than 25% 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
- 28 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2000-04-05 · CCN 422574
- Rank in Florence, SC
- #4 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in South Carolina
- #100 of 147 scored centers
- County
- Florence
- 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 4 of 13 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.2 | 23.6 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 145 | 143.5 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.1% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.3 | 37.1 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.34 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.01 | 1.1 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.12 | 1.17 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 23% | 50.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 12.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 97.1% | 97% | 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) | 15% | 17.9% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.5% | 16% | 16.5% | Worse |
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
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Freedom Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Freedom Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 422574) has been Medicare-certified since 2000-04-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Freedom Dialysis Center offer?
FMC - Freedom Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 28 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Freedom Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Freedom Dialysis Center scores 25/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 25% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #100 of 147 scored centers in South Carolina. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Freedom Dialysis Center?
FMC - Freedom Dialysis Center 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 FMC - Freedom Dialysis Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.