Fresenius Kidney Care North Elkhart
Medicare-certified dialysis center in Elkhart, Indiana, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (574) 206-0974 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | ★★★☆☆ 3 / 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 64 vs Indiana 55 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | In-center hemodialysis |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 13 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 97 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2019-10-09 |
| CMS Certification Number | 152703 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | IN avg | US avg | CMS category or IN 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 | 37.597 patients | — | 22.2 | Worse than 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. | ||||
| Hospital admissionsper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 82.725 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| 30-day hospital readmissionLower is better | 12.4%11 hospital stays | — | 27.2% | As Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 0.4615 patients | — | 0.99 | 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 | 64.4%29 patients | — | 57.1% | As Expected |
| Long-term catheter useLower is better | 20%29 patients | 21% | 19% | Better than 49% |
| Dialysis adequacy | ||||
| Share of adult hemodialysis patients whose treatments met the Kt/V ≥ 1.2 waste-removal target. | ||||
| Hemodialysis adequacy (Kt/V ≥ 1.2)Higher is better | 97%29 patients | 96% | 97% | Better than 41% |
| 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%29 patients | 1% | 1% | Better than 78% |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 19%30 patients | 19% | 18% | Not ranked |
| Transplant & home dialysis | ||||
| Share of patients under 75 on the kidney transplant waitlist, risk-adjusted by CMS. Patients switching from in-center to home dialysis, compared with the number CMS expected; 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Patients on the transplant waitlistHigher is better | 2.8%21 patients | — | 16.5% | As Expected |
| Switches to home dialysis (ratio)Higher is better | 2.6124 patients | — | 1.00 | As Expected |
| Infection | ||||
| Bloodstream infections reported to the CDC, compared with the number expected (standardized infection ratio); 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Bloodstream infections (ratio)Lower is better | 0.00 | — | — | 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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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.
- Death rate: CMS reports 37.5 deaths per 100 patient-years here, vs 22.2 deaths per 100 patient-years nationally, and rates it "Worse than Expected" after risk adjustment. You could ask how the center reviews patient outcomes and what it is doing to improve them.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davita Elkhart DialysisElkhart, IN | 0.1 | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 0.5% | No |
| FMC - Nephrology - ElkhartElkhart, IN | 3.8 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | None | Yes |
| Davita Mishawaka DialysisMishawaka, IN | 9.2 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | 0.5% | No |
| FMC - Nephrology - MishawakaMishawaka, IN | 9.7 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | None | Yes |
| FMC - Nephrology - HomeMishawaka, IN | 10 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | 0.5% | No |
| Davita Irish at HomeSouth Bend, IN | 12.7 | ★★☆☆☆ | Not rated | 0.5% | No |
| Davita South Bend West DialysisSouth Bend, IN | 17.6 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| FMC - Nephrology - BlackthornSouth Bend, IN | 17.8 | ★★☆☆☆ | Not rated | None | No |
Location & contact
801 W. Bristol Street
Elkhart, IN 46514 · Elkhart County
(574) 206-0974 (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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