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FMC Birmingham Home

FMC Birmingham Home is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Birmingham, Alabama, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. CMS gives it a 4-star rating — CMS rates this facility above the national average for measured quality of patient care.

★★★★☆ 4 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means

Location & contact

35 West Lakeshore Drive, Suite 105
Birmingham, AL 35209 · Jefferson County

(205) 290-1197 (click to call)

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Services & details

Peritoneal dialysisHome hemodialysis training

Facility details for FMC Birmingham Home
Dialysis stations17
OwnershipFresenius Medical Care (Profit)
Medicare-certified since2012-10-30
CMS Certification Number012657

CMS quality measures

CMS quality measures for FMC Birmingham Home
MeasureResultContext
Patient survivalAs ExpectedCMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival
Mortality rate25.8 deaths per 100 patient-yearsLower is better
Hospitalization rate163.9 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected)Lower is better
Hospital readmission31.5% (As Expected)30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better
Blood transfusion rate35.2 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.

Before you visit: call (205) 290-1197 to confirm chair availability, treatment times, and that the center accepts your insurance or Medicare plan. Data from the CMS April 2026 release; details can change between quarterly updates.

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