Fresenius Kidney Care Etowah
Medicare-certified dialysis center in Cartersville, Georgia, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (470) 490-8028 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | Not rated by CMS this release 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) | 1.0% Medicare payment reduction (PY2026) — Total Performance Score 40 vs Georgia 52 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | Peritoneal dialysis · Home hemodialysis training |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 0 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 96 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2018-03-12 |
| CMS Certification Number | 112868 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | GA avg | US avg | CMS category or GA rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | ||||
| Deaths among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS for age and health, per 100 patient-years. | ||||
| Death rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 2496 patients | — | 22.2 | 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 | 215.225 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| 30-day hospital readmissionLower is better | 24.1%39 hospital stays | — | 27.2% | As Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 1.2611 patients | — | 0.99 | As Expected |
| ED visits within 30 days of discharge (ratio)Lower is better | 0.6023 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 | 88%28 patients | 92% | 92% | Better than 18% |
| 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%35 patients | 1% | 1% | Better than 80% |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 17%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 | 4.4%33 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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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.
- CMS's ESRD Quality Incentive Program reduced this center's Medicare payments by 1.0% for payment year 2026 (Total Performance Score 40, vs 52 for Georgia and 54 nationally). You could ask what the center is doing to improve its score.
- Peritoneal dialysis adequacy (Kt/V ≥ 1.7): CMS reports 88% here (28 patients), vs 92% across Georgia — better than only 18% of Georgia facilities with at least 25 patients. You could ask how the center monitors peritoneal dialysis adequacy for home patients.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMC - BMA of CartersvilleCartersville, GA | 1 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | None | No |
| Fresenius Medical Care AcworthAcworth, GA | 12.1 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | None | No |
| USRC Georgia Home TherapiesCanton, GA | 16.1 | Not rated | Not rated | 0.5% | No |
| USRC Woodstock DialysisWoodstock, GA | 16.8 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| USRC Kennesaw Home DialysisKennesaw, GA | 16.9 | Not rated | Not rated | 0.5% | No |
| Davita Northwest Georgia DialysisCanton, GA | 17.5 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | 0.5% | No |
| FMC Renal Care Center of North Georgia BMACanton, GA | 17.6 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| FMC Dialysis Services WoodstockWoodstock, GA | 17.8 | ★★★★★ | Not rated | None | No |
Location & contact
200 Gentilly Boulevard
Cartersville, GA 30120 · Bartow County
(470) 490-8028 (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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