FMC Bristol Home Therapies
✓ PD✓ Home HD
76/ 100
10/ 100
Poor
Better than 10% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2005-03-09 · CCN 492630
- Rank in Virginia
- #170 of 202 scored centers
- County
- Washington
- ESRD Network
- Network 5 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 2 of 14 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 33.1 | 23.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 167.8 | 134.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.6% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 66.8 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 1.17 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 49.5% | 55.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 30% | 20.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 92% | 96% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 97% | 87.3% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 3.6% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 21% | 17.4% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.5% | 18.2% | 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)
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 FMC - Abingdon Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Abingdon (CMS Certification Number 492630) has been Medicare-certified since 2005-03-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Abingdon offer?
FMC - Abingdon reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 12 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Abingdon compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Abingdon scores 10/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 10% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #170 of 202 scored centers in Virginia. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Abingdon?
FMC - Abingdon 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 - Abingdon or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.