Dialysis Center of Carolina
✓ In-center✓ PD
60/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Sumter Home
Dialysis center · 653 W. Wesmark Boulevard, Sumter, SC 29150
CMS star rating
90/ 100
Excellent
Better than 90% 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
- 6 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-02-25 · CCN 422650
- Rank in Sumter, SC
- #1 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in South Carolina
- #8 of 147 scored centers
- County
- Sumter
- 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 9 of 13 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.6 | 23.6 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 106.8 | 143.5 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.3% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.9 | 37.1 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.22 | 1.1 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.48 | 1.17 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 11% | 50.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 31% | 12.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 100% | 94.4% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 14% | 17.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.95 | 1.03 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 31.5% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care Sumter Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care Sumter Home (CMS Certification Number 422650) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-02-25, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care Sumter Home offer?
Fresenius Medical Care Sumter Home reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 6 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care Sumter Home compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care Sumter Home scores 90/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 90% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #8 of 147 scored centers in South Carolina. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care Sumter Home?
Fresenius Medical Care Sumter 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 Sumter Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.