DaVita Dixie Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
26/ 100
462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc)
Dialysis center · 624 S 1000 E Ste 101, Saint George, UT 84790
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
29/ 100
Below average
Better than 29% 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 2008-08-13 · CCN 462542
- Rank in Saint George, UT
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Utah
- #37 of 50 scored centers
- County
- Washington
- ESRD Network
- Network 15 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 15 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.9 | 21.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 134.6 | 110.2 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.9% | 20.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 95.7 | 22.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.61 | 0.56 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.92 | 1.22 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.97 | 1.45 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 50.1% | 64.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 19.1% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 94.6% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 100% | 91.1% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 3.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 20% | 19.2% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.96 | 0.88 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 14.2% | 13.2% | 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 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 73 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 82 | 84 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 83 | 84 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 82 | 83 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 90 | 91 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 93 | 92 | 88 | Better |
Based on 35 completed interviews (28% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
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Frequently asked questions
Is 462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc) Medicare-certified?
Yes. 462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc) (CMS Certification Number 462542) has been Medicare-certified since 2008-08-13, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does 462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc) offer?
462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc) reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 19 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does 462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc) compare to other dialysis centers?
462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc) scores 29/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 29% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #37 of 50 scored centers in Utah. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns 462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc)?
462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc) 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 462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc) or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.