FMC Knoxville Home Dialysis Therapies
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
93/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Parkwest Home
Dialysis center · 324 N Park 40 Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923
CMS star rating
84/ 100
Excellent
Better than 84% 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 2018-09-06 · CCN 442749
- Rank in Knoxville, TN
- #4 of 10 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #14 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 11 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.1 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 174.8 | 148.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.4% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.37 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.8 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.6% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 17% | 20.7% | 19% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 100% | 94.3% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 5% | 1.6% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 14% | 20.4% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 41.1% | 14.1% | 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 Kidney Care Parkwest Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Parkwest Home (CMS Certification Number 442749) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-09-06, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Parkwest Home offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Parkwest Home reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 6 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Parkwest Home compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Parkwest Home scores 84/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 84% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #14 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Parkwest Home?
Fresenius Kidney Care Parkwest 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 Kidney Care Parkwest Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.