Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County
Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Boone, North Carolina, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. CMS gives it a 4-star rating — CMS rates this facility above the national average for measured quality of patient care.
★★★★☆ 4 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means
Location & contact
2640 Nc Hwy. 105, Suite 201
Boone, NC 28607 · Watauga County
(828) 268-7502 (click to call)
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Services & details
In-center hemodialysisPeritoneal dialysis
| Dialysis stations | 16 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Non-profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 1989-05-01 |
| CMS Certification Number | 342674 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | As Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 19.1 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 88.9 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 26% (As Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better |
| Blood transfusion rate | 25.8 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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