Fresenius Medical Care Low Country Home Dialysis
Fresenius Medical Care Low Country Home Dialysis is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Summerville, South Carolina, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. CMS gives it a 5-star rating — CMS places this facility among the top ~10% nationally for measured quality of patient care.
★★★★★ 5 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means
Location & contact
1980 N Main St
Summerville, SC 29483 · Dorchester County
(843) 766-6416 (click to call)
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Services & details
Peritoneal dialysisHome hemodialysis training
| Dialysis stations | 6 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2015-10-13 |
| CMS Certification Number | 422658 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | As Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 15.8 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 137.2 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 36.1% (As Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better |
| Blood transfusion rate | 30.7 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.
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