BMA Martinsburg
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
30/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Eastern Panhandle
Dialysis center · 931 Foxcroft Avenue, Martinsburg, WV 25401
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
36/ 100
Below average
Better than 36% 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
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-09-01 · CCN 512543
- Rank in Martinsburg, WV
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in West Virginia
- #12 of 38 scored centers
- County
- Berkeley
- 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 8 of 15 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.1 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 114.3 | 162.4 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.9% | 29.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 37.9 | 46 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.65 | 0.99 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 1.1 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 53.1% | 48.3% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 28% | 32.3% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.4% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 96.6% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 0.9% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 27% | 19.2% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.71 | 1.18 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16% | 9.5% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 74 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 82 | 84 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 81 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 75 | 85 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 88 | 89 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 86 | 90 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 32 completed interviews (29% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Martinsburg
Dialysis centers nearby
Fresenius Medical Care of Charles Town
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66/ 100
Renvivia Dialysis Center of Eastern Panhandle LLC
✓ In-center✓ PD
33/ 100
Limited data (5 measures)
DaVita Rutherford Crossing Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
79/ 100
FMC - Robinwood
✓ In-center✓ PD
76/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care Eastern Panhandle Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care Eastern Panhandle (CMS Certification Number 512543) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care Eastern Panhandle offer?
Fresenius Medical Care Eastern Panhandle reports offering in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care Eastern Panhandle compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care Eastern Panhandle scores 36/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 36% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #12 of 38 scored centers in West Virginia. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care Eastern Panhandle?
Fresenius Medical Care Eastern Panhandle 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 Eastern Panhandle or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.