Fresenius Medical Care Polson
Medicare-certified dialysis center in Polson, Montana, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (406) 883-3570 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | ★★★★☆ 4 / 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 83 vs Montana 56 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | In-center hemodialysis · Peritoneal dialysis |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 16 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 70 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2016-09-29 |
| CMS Certification Number | 272511 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | MT avg | US avg | CMS category or MT 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 | 26.970 patients | — | 22.2 | As Expected |
| Hospital & ED | ||||
| Hospital admissions among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS, per 100 patient-years. 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 | 57.115 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 0.9112 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 | 61.7%17 patients | — | 57.1% | As Expected |
| Long-term catheter useLower is better | 12%17 patients | 25% | 19% | Too few patients to rank |
| 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 | 99%16 patients | 94% | 97% | Too few patients to rank |
| 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 | 1%22 patients | 2% | 1% | Too few patients to rank |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 30%22 patients | 22% | 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 | 14.1%16 patients | — | 16.5% | 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 Montana 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.
Nearest alternatives
The closest Medicare-certified dialysis facility within 30 miles, in any town (straight-line distance).
| Facility | Miles | CMS rating | Patient survey | QIP payment cut | After 5 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCI PolsonPolson, MT | 0 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | None | No |
Location & contact
305 Ridgewater Dr
Polson, MT 59860 · Lake County
(406) 883-3570 (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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