FMC Hickory Home Program
Medicare-certified dialysis center in Hickory, North Carolina, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (828) 304-0018 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | ★★★★★ 5 / 5 Quality of Patient Care star rating · Dialysis Facility dataset · what this means |
|---|---|
| Patient survey rating | Not surveyed, or too few completed surveys to report ICH CAHPS patient survey |
| Medicare payment (ESRD QIP) | No Medicare payment reduction (PY2026) — Total Performance Score 73 vs North Carolina 58 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | Peritoneal dialysis |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 5 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 177 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2014-10-14 |
| CMS Certification Number | 342699 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | NC avg | US avg | CMS category or NC rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | ||||
| Deaths among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS for age and health, per 100 patient-years. Red blood cell transfusions among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS, per 100 patient-years. | ||||
| Death rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 17177 patients | — | 22.2 | As Expected |
| Blood transfusion rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 50.819 patients | — | 32.5 | As Expected |
| Hospital & ED | ||||
| Hospital admissions among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS, per 100 patient-years. Share of hospital discharges followed by an unplanned readmission within 30 days, risk-adjusted by CMS. Emergency department visits compared with the number CMS expected for these patients; 1.0 means as expected. Emergency department visits in the 30 days after a hospital discharge, compared with the number CMS expected; 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Hospital admissionsper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 128.245 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| 30-day hospital readmissionLower is better | 17.8%20 hospital stays | — | 27.2% | As Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 0.5626 patients | — | 0.99 | As Expected |
| ED visits within 30 days of discharge (ratio)Lower is better | 1.0929 hospital stays | — | 1.04 | As Expected |
| Vascular access | ||||
| Share of adult hemodialysis patients dialyzing through an arteriovenous fistula, risk-adjusted by CMS. Share of adult hemodialysis patients who had used a catheter (rather than a fistula or graft) for three months or longer. | ||||
| Fistula useHigher is better | 87.7%12 patients | — | 57.1% | Better than Expected |
| Long-term catheter useLower is better | 4%12 patients | 16% | 19% | Too few patients to rank |
| Dialysis adequacy | ||||
| Share of adult peritoneal dialysis patients who met the weekly Kt/V ≥ 1.7 waste-removal target. | ||||
| Peritoneal dialysis adequacy (Kt/V ≥ 1.7)Higher is better | 97%41 patients | 95% | 92% | Better than 60% |
| Labs | ||||
| Share of adult patients whose average serum calcium was above 10.2 mg/dL. Share of adult patients whose serum phosphorus was above 7.0 mg/dL (CMS reports five phosphorus bands; this is the highest). | ||||
| High blood calciumLower is better | 0%52 patients | 1% | 1% | Better than 77% |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 18%54 patients | 20% | 18% | Not ranked |
| Transplant & home dialysis | ||||
| Share of patients under 75 on the kidney transplant waitlist, risk-adjusted by CMS. | ||||
| Patients on the transplant waitlistHigher is better | 26.7%49 patients | — | 16.5% | As Expected |
Values and averages are published by CMS (July 2026 release); "—" means CMS publishes no average for that measure. Where CMS assigns a risk-adjusted category ("Better than", "As" or "Worse than Expected"), that category is shown — we never rank those measures ourselves. For the other measures, "Better than X%" is computed by DialysisCompare: the share of North Carolina facilities with at least 25 patients in the measure that this center does better than; centers with fewer patients are not ranked. One measure never tells the whole story — how every figure is sourced and computed.
Nearest alternatives
The 8 closest Medicare-certified dialysis facilities within 30 miles, in any town (straight-line distance).
| Facility | Miles | CMS rating | Patient survey | QIP payment cut | After 5 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Medical Care of HickoryHickory, NC | 0 | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | None | No |
| Davita Catawba County DialysisHickory, NC | 0.1 | ★★★★★ | Not rated | None | No |
| Fresenius Medical Services of Catawba ValleyConover, NC | 4.8 | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | None | No |
| Fresenius Kidney Care-NewtonNewton, NC | 6 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| Fresenius Medical Care of Alexander CountyTaylorsville, NC | 13.3 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| FMC - BMA of Lenoir INCLenoir, NC | 16.8 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | None | No |
| West Iredell Dialysis CenterStatesville, NC | 20.9 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | 0.5% | No |
| FMC BMA of Burke County INCMorganton, NC | 22.4 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | None | No |
Location & contact
1899 Tate Blvd SE, Suite 2102
Hickory, NC 28602 · Catawba County
(828) 304-0018 (click to call)
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