Fresenius Kidney Care Longview Dialysis
✓ In-center
77/ 100
Limited data (7 measures)
Fresenius Kidney Care Cowlitz County
Dialysis center · 600 Broadway St, Longview, WA 98632
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
28/ 100
Below average
Better than 28% 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
- 22 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2019-09-01 · CCN 502599
- Rank in Longview, WA
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Washington
- #76 of 107 scored centers
- County
- Cowlitz
- 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 5 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 | 21 | 21.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 136.6 | 126.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.5% | 23.6% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 45 | 28.5 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.08 | 0.49 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.26 | 1.21 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.45 | 1.28 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58% | 64.5% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 18.3% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 98.1% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 92.2% | 92% | Better |
| 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 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.8% | 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 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 74 | 84 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 82 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 80 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 79 | 87 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 89 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 85 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 58 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Cowlitz County Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Cowlitz County (CMS Certification Number 502599) has been Medicare-certified since 2019-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Cowlitz County offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Cowlitz County reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 22 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Cowlitz County compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Cowlitz County scores 28/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 28% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #76 of 107 scored centers in Washington. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Cowlitz County?
Fresenius Kidney Care Cowlitz 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 Fresenius Kidney Care Cowlitz County or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.