FMC - West Frankfort Home Therapies
Medicare-certified dialysis center in West Frankfort, Illinois, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (618) 932-2643 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | ★★★★☆ 4 / 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 72 vs Illinois 55 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | Peritoneal dialysis |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 1 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 132 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2015-03-13 |
| CMS Certification Number | 142780 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | IL avg | US avg | CMS category or IL 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 | 27.4132 patients | — | 22.2 | As Expected |
| Blood transfusion rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 56.321 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 | 114.232 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| 30-day hospital readmissionLower is better | 11.3%11 hospital stays | — | 27.2% | As Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 1.8926 patients | — | 0.99 | Worse than Expected |
| ED visits within 30 days of discharge (ratio)Lower is better | 1.4924 hospital stays | — | 1.04 | As Expected |
| 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 | 100%27 patients | 91% | 92% | Better than 97% |
| 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 | 1%34 patients | 1% | 1% | Better than 41% |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 15%35 patients | 18% | 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 | 28.1%29 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 Illinois 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.
Questions to ask this center
Prompts for a conversation with the center or your kidney care team, generated only where CMS rates a measure "Worse than Expected", where this center is in the bottom quarter of Illinois facilities on a measure with at least 25 patients, or where it carries a Medicare payment reduction. They are not medical advice and not a verdict on the center.
- Emergency department visits (ratio): CMS reports 1.89 here, vs 0.99 nationally, and rates it "Worse than Expected" after risk adjustment. You could ask how the center handles problems between treatments and who patients should call after hours.
Nearest alternatives
The 5 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davita Benton DialysisBenton, IL | 7.9 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| FMC - Williamson CountyMarion, IL | 10.9 | ★☆☆☆☆ | Not rated | 1.0% | No |
| FMC - CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | 16.7 | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 0.5% | No |
| FMC - Saline CountyHarrisburg, IL | 25.4 | ★★☆☆☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| Davita Mount Vernon DialysisMount Vernon, IL | 28.4 | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | 0.5% | No |
Location & contact
5 West Frankfort Plaza
West Frankfort, IL 62896 · Franklin County
(618) 932-2643 (click to call)
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Coverage: only Medicare-certified dialysis facilities appear here. VA dialysis units and clinics that do not bill Medicare are not in the CMS file. Phone is the only contact channel CMS publishes for each facility.
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