Fresenius Medical Care Lower Richland

Fresenius Medical Care Lower Richland is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Columbia, South Carolina, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. CMS gives it a 2-star rating — CMS rates this facility below the national average on measured quality of patient care.

★★☆☆☆ 2 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means

Location & contact

1840 Pineview Drive
Columbia, SC 29209 · Richland County

(803) 695-3628 (click to call)

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Services & details

In-center hemodialysis

Facility details for Fresenius Medical Care Lower Richland
Dialysis stations	20
Ownership	Fresenius Medical Care (Profit)
Medicare-certified since	1997-02-21
CMS Certification Number	422564

CMS quality measures

CMS quality measures for Fresenius Medical Care Lower Richland
Measure	Result	Context
Patient survival	As Expected	CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival
Mortality rate	30 deaths per 100 patient-years	Lower is better
Hospitalization rate	139.8 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected)	Lower is better
Hospital readmission	29.5% (As Expected)	30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better
Blood transfusion rate	28.2 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.

Before you visit: call (803) 695-3628 to confirm chair availability, treatment times, and that the center accepts your insurance or Medicare plan. Data from the CMS April 2026 release; details can change between quarterly updates.

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