Fresenius Medical Care Kanawha County
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
5/ 100
FMC Dialysis Services Hurricane
Dialysis center · 3768 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane, WV 25526
CMS star rating
39/ 100
Below average
Better than 39% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-11-10 · CCN 512517
- Rank in West Virginia
- #10 of 38 scored centers
- County
- Putnam
- 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 6 of 14 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 30.4 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 193.5 | 162.4 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 37.3% | 29.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.6 | 46 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.15 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.55 | 0.99 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.45 | 1.1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 48.5% | 48.3% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 42% | 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) | 1% | 0.9% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 12% | 19.2% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.79 | 1.18 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.1% | 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
Dialysis centers nearby
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Fresenius Medical Care River Hills
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Dialysis Services Hurricane Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Dialysis Services Hurricane (CMS Certification Number 512517) has been Medicare-certified since 1999-11-10, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Dialysis Services Hurricane offer?
FMC Dialysis Services Hurricane reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Dialysis Services Hurricane compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Dialysis Services Hurricane scores 39/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 39% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #10 of 38 scored centers in West Virginia. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Dialysis Services Hurricane?
FMC Dialysis Services Hurricane 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 FMC Dialysis Services Hurricane or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.