Fresenius Kidney Care Shorewood
✓ In-center
70/ 100
Wrcg Milwaukee
Dialysis center · 161 W Wisconsin Ave, Ste 1100, Milwaukee, WI 53203
CMS star rating
2/ 100
Poor
Better than 2% 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
- 29 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1992-05-19 · CCN 522510
- Rank in Milwaukee, WI
- #16 of 19 dialysis centers
- Rank in Wisconsin
- #113 of 119 scored centers
- County
- Milwaukee
- ESRD Network
- Network 11 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 of 13 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.2 | 20.4 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 244.3 | 136.5 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.8% | 24.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.53 | 0.48 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.71 | 1.23 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.75 | 1.37 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 37.1% | 55.9% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 28% | 22.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 93% | 97.4% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 4% | 1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 26% | 16.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.9 | 0.96 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5.4% | 14.7% | 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)
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 Wrcg Milwaukee Medicare-certified?
Yes. Wrcg Milwaukee (CMS Certification Number 522510) has been Medicare-certified since 1992-05-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Wrcg Milwaukee offer?
Wrcg Milwaukee reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 29 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Wrcg Milwaukee compare to other dialysis centers?
Wrcg Milwaukee scores 2/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 2% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #113 of 119 scored centers in Wisconsin. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Wrcg Milwaukee?
Wrcg Milwaukee 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 Wrcg Milwaukee or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.