DCI Medical Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
73/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Nashville Home
Dialysis center · 28 White Bridge Road, Suite 311, Nashville, TN 37205
CMS star rating
43/ 100
Average
Better than 43% 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 1998-03-10 · CCN 442609
- Rank in Nashville, TN
- #5 of 14 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #81 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: Worse than Expected | 33.2 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 227.7 | 148.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.1% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 84.9 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.09 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.59 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 50.3% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 5% | 20.7% | 19% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 97% | 94.3% | 92% | 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) | 21% | 20.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.74 | 1.02 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 22.1% | 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 Nashville Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Nashville Home (CMS Certification Number 442609) has been Medicare-certified since 1998-03-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Nashville Home offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Nashville Home reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 6 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Nashville Home compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Nashville Home scores 43/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 43% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #81 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Nashville Home?
Fresenius Kidney Care Nashville 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 Nashville Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.