DaVita Woodbine Dialysis
✓ In-center
68/ 100
FMC South Nashville
Dialysis center · 5214 Hickory Hollow Parkway, Antioch, TN 37013
CMS star rating
17/ 100
Poor
Better than 17% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2012-10-10 · CCN 442717
- Rank in Tennessee
- #143 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Davidson
- ESRD Network
- Network 8 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 13 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 139.3 | 148.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.3% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.45 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.5 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 40.1% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 20.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 96.3% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 1.6% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 27% | 20.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.96 | 1.02 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.5% | 14.1% | 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
Dialysis centers nearby
DCI Southern Hills
✓ In-center
7/ 100
Vanderbilt Dialysis Clinic
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
41/ 100
Vanderbilt Home Dialysis Clinic
✓ PD✓ Home HD
4/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC South Nashville Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC South Nashville (CMS Certification Number 442717) has been Medicare-certified since 2012-10-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC South Nashville offer?
FMC South Nashville reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC South Nashville compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC South Nashville scores 17/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 17% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #143 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC South Nashville?
FMC South Nashville 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 South Nashville or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.