Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Home
✓ PD✓ Home HD
34/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile
Dialysis center · 181 E. Evans Street, Suite 8, Florence, SC 29506
CMS star rating
2/ 100
Poor
Better than 2% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-10-25 · CCN 422666
- Rank in Florence, SC
- #6 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in South Carolina
- #140 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 2 of 12 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.6 | 23.6 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 271.7 | 143.5 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 38.9% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.68 | 0.34 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.31 | 1.1 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 33.5% | 50.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 12.5% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 97.1% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 20% | 17.9% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.9% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile (CMS Certification Number 422666) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-10-25, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile scores 2/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 2% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #140 of 147 scored centers in South Carolina. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile?
Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile 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 Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.