Fresenius Kidney Care Mt Rainier
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
45/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Gig Harbor
Dialysis center · 4700 Point Fosdick Dr NW Ste 101, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
27/ 100
Below average
Better than 27% 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
- 14 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-02-13 · CCN 502588
- Rank in Washington
- #77 of 107 scored centers
- County
- Pierce
- ESRD Network
- Network 16 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 of 15 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.3 | 21.5 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 198.8 | 126.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.9% | 23.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 40 | 28.5 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.49 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 1.21 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.06 | 1.28 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 53.5% | 64.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 35% | 18.3% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 98.1% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 93% | 92.2% | 92% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 21% | 21.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.75 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.6% | 11.8% | 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 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 89 | 84 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 81 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 76 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 90 | 87 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 87 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 35 completed interviews (27% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Limited data (6 measures)
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✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Gig Harbor Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Gig Harbor (CMS Certification Number 502588) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-02-13, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Gig Harbor offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Gig Harbor reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 14 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Gig Harbor compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Gig Harbor scores 27/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 27% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #77 of 107 scored centers in Washington. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Gig Harbor?
Fresenius Kidney Care Gig Harbor 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 Gig Harbor or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.