Mountain Ridge Dialysis LLC
✓ In-center✓ PD
18/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Braxton County
Dialysis center · 256 Skidmore Lane, Sutton, WV 26601
CMS star rating
8/ 100
Poor
Better than 8% 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
- 11 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-01-24 · CCN 512549
- Rank in West Virginia
- #32 of 38 scored centers
- County
- Braxton
- 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 3 of 12 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.7 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 215 | 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 |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.29 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.47 | 0.99 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.36 | 1.1 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 38.2% | 48.3% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 36% | 32.3% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 97.4% | 97% | Worse |
| 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) | 22% | 19.2% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.6% | 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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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
27/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care Braxton County Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care Braxton County (CMS Certification Number 512549) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-01-24, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care Braxton County offer?
Fresenius Medical Care Braxton County reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 11 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care Braxton County compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care Braxton County scores 8/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 8% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #32 of 38 scored centers in West Virginia. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care Braxton County?
Fresenius Medical Care Braxton 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 Medical Care Braxton County or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.