Firelands Dialysis Center South
Firelands Dialysis Center South is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Sandusky, Ohio, independently operated. CMS gives it a 3-star rating — CMS rates this facility about as expected versus the national average ("as expected" is the most common rating).
★★★☆☆ 3 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means
Location & contact
904 Pierce Street
Sandusky, OH 44870 · Erie County
(419) 557-7228 (click to call)
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Services & details
In-center hemodialysis
| Dialysis stations | 31 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Independent (Non-profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 1978-09-15 |
| CMS Certification Number | 362322 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | As Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 23.3 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 158.3 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 22.6% (As Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better |
| Blood transfusion rate | 29.9 per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
Measures are risk-adjusted by CMS so facilities treating sicker patients aren't penalized. A single measure never tells the whole story — read how CMS calculates these.
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