J. Robert Pritchard Home Therapies
✓ PD✓ Home HD
35/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care River Hills
Dialysis center · 5170 Us Rte 60 East, Huntington, WV 25705
CMS star rating
22/ 100
Below average
Better than 22% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2010-05-25 · CCN 512535
- Rank in Huntington, WV
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in West Virginia
- #23 of 38 scored centers
- County
- Cabell
- 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 5 of 14 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.9 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 178.5 | 162.4 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.7% | 29.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 82 | 46 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.1 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.85 | 0.99 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 28.8% | 48.3% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 53% | 32.3% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 97.4% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.9% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 14% | 19.2% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.8 | 1.18 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.4% | 9.5% | 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
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care River Hills Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care River Hills (CMS Certification Number 512535) has been Medicare-certified since 2010-05-25, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care River Hills offer?
Fresenius Medical Care River Hills reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care River Hills compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care River Hills scores 22/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 22% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #23 of 38 scored centers in West Virginia. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care River Hills?
Fresenius Medical Care River Hills 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 Medical Care River Hills or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.