FMC Arecibo
FMC Arecibo is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. CMS gives it a 1-star rating — CMS places this facility in the lowest-rated group nationally for measured quality of patient care.
★☆☆☆☆ 1 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means
Location & contact
1072 Avenue Miramar, Carr 2 Km 78.5
Arecibo, PR 00612 · Arecibo County
(787) 879-5248 (click to call)
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Services & details
In-center hemodialysisPeritoneal dialysisHome hemodialysis training
| Dialysis stations | 28 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 1987-08-03 |
| CMS Certification Number | 402508 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | Worse than Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 37.4 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 232.8 admissions per 100 patient-years (Worse than Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 53.5% (Worse than Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; 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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