Meridian Fresenius Dialysis Red Bank
Medicare-certified dialysis center in Red Bank, New Jersey, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (732) 530-2239 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 64 vs New Jersey 59 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | In-center hemodialysis |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 15 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 204 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2016-04-01 |
| CMS Certification Number | 312660 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | NJ avg | US avg | CMS category or NJ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | ||||
| Deaths among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS for age and health, per 100 patient-years. Red blood cell transfusions among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS, per 100 patient-years. | ||||
| Death rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 12.2204 patients | — | 22.2 | Better than Expected |
| Blood transfusion rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 020 patients | — | 32.5 | As Expected |
| Hospital & ED | ||||
| Hospital admissions among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS, per 100 patient-years. Share of hospital discharges followed by an unplanned readmission within 30 days, risk-adjusted by CMS. Emergency department visits compared with the number CMS expected for these patients; 1.0 means as expected. Emergency department visits in the 30 days after a hospital discharge, compared with the number CMS expected; 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Hospital admissionsper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 118.248 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| 30-day hospital readmissionLower is better | 31.6%44 hospital stays | — | 27.2% | As Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 1.1532 patients | — | 0.99 | As Expected |
| ED visits within 30 days of discharge (ratio)Lower is better | 2.2745 hospital stays | — | 1.04 | Worse than 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 | 60.4%65 patients | — | 57.1% | As Expected |
| Long-term catheter useLower is better | 12%65 patients | 14% | 19% | Better than 57% |
| 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 | 100%58 patients | 98% | 97% | Better than 87% |
| 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). Share of Medicare patients whose hemoglobin averaged below 10 g/dL. Share of Medicare patients whose hemoglobin averaged above 12 g/dL. | ||||
| High blood calciumLower is better | 1%59 patients | 1% | 1% | Better than 39% |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 8%64 patients | 14% | 18% | Not ranked |
| Hemoglobin below 10 g/dLNot ranked | 13%23 patients | 18% | 21% | Not ranked |
| Hemoglobin above 12 g/dLNot ranked | 0%23 patients | 1% | 1% | Not ranked |
| Transplant & home dialysis | ||||
| Share of patients under 75 on the kidney transplant waitlist, risk-adjusted by CMS. Patients switching from in-center to home dialysis, compared with the number CMS expected; 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Patients on the transplant waitlistHigher is better | 17.8%37 patients | — | 16.5% | As Expected |
| Switches to home dialysis (ratio)Higher is better | 0.7844 patients | — | 1.00 | 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 | 0.43 | — | — | 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 New Jersey 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.
Questions to ask this center
Prompts for a conversation with the center or your kidney care team, generated only where CMS rates a measure "Worse than Expected", where this center is in the bottom quarter of New Jersey facilities on a measure with at least 25 patients, or where it carries a Medicare payment reduction. They are not medical advice and not a verdict on the center.
- ED visits within 30 days of discharge (ratio): CMS reports 2.27 here, vs 1.04 nationally, and rates it "Worse than Expected" after risk adjustment. You could ask how the center follows up with patients after a hospital discharge.
Nearest alternatives
The 8 closest Medicare-certified dialysis facilities within 30 miles, in any town (straight-line distance).
| Facility | Miles | CMS rating | Patient survey | QIP payment cut | After 5 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davita Middletown Dialysis CenterRed Bank, NJ | 2.2 | ★★☆☆☆ | Not rated | 1.0% | No |
| Davita Atlantic Artificial Kidney CenterEatontown, NJ | 5.4 | ★★★★☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 0.5% | No |
| Davita Holmdel DialysisHazlet, NJ | 7.7 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| Dialyze Direct NeptuneNeptune, NJ | 8.5 | Not rated | Not rated | None | No |
| Davita NeptuneNeptune, NJ | 9.7 | ★★☆☆☆ | Not rated | 1.0% | Yes |
| FMC NeptuneNeptune, NJ | 10.1 | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 0.5% | Yes |
| Davita Matawan DialysisMatawan, NJ | 10.5 | ★★★★★ | Not rated | None | No |
| Davita Wall Township Home TrainingWall Township, NJ | 11 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | 0.5% | No |
Location & contact
48 East Front Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701 · Monmouth County
(732) 530-2239 (click to call)
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