Fresenius Medical Care North Star Dialysis
Fresenius Medical Care North Star Dialysis 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
140 Highland Center Drive
Columbia, SC 29203 · Richland County
(803) 736-0473 (click to call)
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Services & details
In-center hemodialysis
| Dialysis stations | 21 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2015-05-28 |
| CMS Certification Number | 422651 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | As Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 19.2 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 119.8 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 24.8% (As Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better |
| Blood transfusion rate | 46.6 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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