FMC Bristol Home Therapies
✓ PD✓ Home HD
76/ 100
7/ 100
Poor
Better than 7% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1981-02-20 · CCN 442519
- Rank in Bristol, TN
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #162 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Sullivan
- 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 2 of 13 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.1 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 169.4 | 148.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.7% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.26 | 0.35 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.54 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.74 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 41.8% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 40% | 20.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 91% | 96.3% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.6% | 1% | About the same |
| 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 | 0.21 | 1.02 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.7% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Bristol
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - Abingdon
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
10/ 100
FMC Elizabethton
✓ In-center
40/ 100
DCI Kingsport
✓ In-center
67/ 100
FMC Kingsport
✓ In-center
14/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Bristol Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Bristol (CMS Certification Number 442519) has been Medicare-certified since 1981-02-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Bristol offer?
FMC Bristol reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Bristol compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Bristol scores 7/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 7% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #162 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Bristol?
FMC Bristol 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 Bristol or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.