Mount Airy Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
85/ 100
BMA - Twin County
Dialysis center · 1159 Glendale Rd, Galax, VA 24333
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
44/ 100
Average
Better than 44% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1982-10-01 · CCN 492529
- Rank in Virginia
- #97 of 202 scored centers
- County
- Galax City
- 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 3 of 14 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.2 | 23.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 159.7 | 134.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.3% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 61.9 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.36 | 0.3 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.37 | 1.17 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.18 | 1.23 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.3% | 55.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 20.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 96% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 3.6% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 17.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.2 | 1.24 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.5% | 18.2% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 4 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 87 | 79 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 87 | 79 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 89 | 82 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 92 | 86 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 92 | 87 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 35 completed interviews (33% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Dialysis centers nearby
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BMA - New River Valley
✓ In-center
58/ 100
DaVita Radford Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
13/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is BMA - Twin County Medicare-certified?
Yes. BMA - Twin County (CMS Certification Number 492529) has been Medicare-certified since 1982-10-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does BMA - Twin County offer?
BMA - Twin County reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does BMA - Twin County compare to other dialysis centers?
BMA - Twin County scores 44/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 44% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #97 of 202 scored centers in Virginia. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns BMA - Twin County?
BMA - Twin County 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 BMA - Twin County or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.