DaVita Nansemond Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
84/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk Home
Dialysis center · 5140 River Club Dr., Suite 102, Suffolk, VA 23435
CMS star rating
17/ 100
Poor
Better than 17% 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
- 0 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-11-21 · CCN 492715
- Rank in Suffolk, VA
- #2 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Virginia
- #154 of 202 scored centers
- County
- Suffolk 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 11 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.8 | 23.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 205.6 | 134.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.5% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 38.6 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.32 | 1.17 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.53 | 1.23 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 98% | 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) | 23% | 17.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.15 | 1.24 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 27.7% | 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 Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk Home (CMS Certification Number 492715) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-11-21, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk Home offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk Home reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 0 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk Home compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk Home scores 17/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 17% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #154 of 202 scored centers in Virginia. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk Home?
Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk 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 North Suffolk Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.