Renal Care Group - Great Bend
Medicare-certified dialysis center in Great Bend, Kansas, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (620) 792-2944 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | ★★★☆☆ 3 / 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 65 vs Kansas 60 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | In-center hemodialysis |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 12 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 124 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 1993-01-12 |
| CMS Certification Number | 172518 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | KS avg | US avg | CMS category or KS 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 | 31124 patients | — | 22.2 | As Expected |
| Blood transfusion rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 9.518 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 | 133.934 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| 30-day hospital readmissionLower is better | 24.9%33 hospital stays | — | 27.2% | As Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 1.8422 patients | — | 0.99 | Worse than Expected |
| ED visits within 30 days of discharge (ratio)Lower is better | 1.5530 hospital stays | — | 1.04 | 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 | 63.5%47 patients | — | 57.1% | As Expected |
| Long-term catheter useLower is better | 15%47 patients | 14% | 19% | Better than 33% |
| 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%41 patients | 97% | 97% | Better than 55% |
| 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 | 0%41 patients | 1% | 1% | Better than 81% |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 14%48 patients | 21% | 18% | Not ranked |
| Hemoglobin below 10 g/dLNot ranked | 25%16 patients | 20% | 21% | Not ranked |
| Hemoglobin above 12 g/dLNot ranked | 0%16 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 | 7.4%35 patients | — | 16.5% | As Expected |
| Switches to home dialysis (ratio)Higher is better | 1.0632 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 | 0.38 | — | — | 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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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.
- Emergency department visits (ratio): CMS reports 1.84 here, vs 0.99 nationally, and rates it "Worse than Expected" after risk adjustment. You could ask how the center handles problems between treatments and who patients should call after hours.
Nearest alternatives
No other Medicare-certified dialysis facility is within 30 miles (straight-line distance).
Location & contact
3904 6th St, Renal Care Group
Great Bend, KS 67530 · Barton County
(620) 792-2944 (click to call)
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