South Laburnum Dialysis LLC
✓ In-center
83/ 100
RAI - Mechanicsville Trnpk-Richmond
Dialysis center · 2521 Mechanicsville Tpk, Richmond, VA 23223
CMS star rating
8/ 100
Poor
Better than 8% 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
- 28 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1991-12-01 · CCN 492561
- Rank in Richmond, VA
- #14 of 18 dialysis centers
- Rank in Virginia
- #175 of 202 scored centers
- County
- Richmond 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 4 of 15 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 | 169.7 | 134.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.2% | 26.2% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 38.3 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.62 | 1.17 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.38 | 1.23 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 37.4% | 55.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 38% | 20.5% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 93% | 96% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 87.3% | 92% | Better |
| 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) | 28% | 17.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.12 | 1.24 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 23.6% | 18.2% | 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 RAI - Mechanicsville Trnpk-Richmond Medicare-certified?
Yes. RAI - Mechanicsville Trnpk-Richmond (CMS Certification Number 492561) has been Medicare-certified since 1991-12-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does RAI - Mechanicsville Trnpk-Richmond offer?
RAI - Mechanicsville Trnpk-Richmond reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 28 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does RAI - Mechanicsville Trnpk-Richmond compare to other dialysis centers?
RAI - Mechanicsville Trnpk-Richmond scores 8/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 8% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #175 of 202 scored centers in Virginia. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns RAI - Mechanicsville Trnpk-Richmond?
RAI - Mechanicsville Trnpk-Richmond 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 RAI - Mechanicsville Trnpk-Richmond or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.