DaVita Airways Dialysis
✓ In-center
88/ 100
FMC Memphis Midtown
Dialysis center · 2225 Union Avenue, Suite 200, Memphis, TN 38104
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
5/ 100
Poor
Better than 5% 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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 29 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1998-03-27 · CCN 442610
- Rank in Memphis, TN
- #27 of 36 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #169 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Shelby
- 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 4 of 14 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.7 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 169 | 148.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 37.4% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 12.4 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.52 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.5% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 25% | 20.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 96.3% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.6% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 18% | 20.4% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.33 | 1.02 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.2% | 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 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 77 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 75 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 65 | 81 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 81 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 81 | 87 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 84 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 41 completed interviews (22% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Memphis
FMC Central Memphis
✓ In-center
71/ 100
DaVita Memphis East Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
51/ 100
FMC North Memphis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
51/ 100
FMC Bartlett
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
50/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Memphis Midtown Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Memphis Midtown (CMS Certification Number 442610) has been Medicare-certified since 1998-03-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Memphis Midtown offer?
FMC Memphis Midtown reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 29 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FMC Memphis Midtown compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Memphis Midtown scores 5/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 5% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #169 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Memphis Midtown?
FMC Memphis Midtown 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 Memphis Midtown or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.