FMC Knoxville Home Dialysis Therapies
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
93/ 100
FMC Cedar Bluff
Dialysis center · 431 Park 40 North Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
68/ 100
Above average
Better than 68% 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
- 19 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2011-01-21 · CCN 442707
- Rank in Knoxville, TN
- #6 of 10 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #40 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Knox
- 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 8 of 14 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.5 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 136.8 | 148.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.3% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 64.8 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.79 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.85 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.2% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 20.7% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.3% | 97% | Better |
| 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) | 22% | 20.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.32 | 1.02 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.1% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 86 | 80 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 83 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 83 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 92 | 84 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 91 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 50 completed interviews (41% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Cedar Bluff Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Cedar Bluff (CMS Certification Number 442707) has been Medicare-certified since 2011-01-21, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Cedar Bluff offer?
FMC Cedar Bluff reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 19 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Cedar Bluff compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Cedar Bluff scores 68/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 68% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #40 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Cedar Bluff?
FMC Cedar Bluff 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 Cedar Bluff or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.