FMC - Freedom Dialysis Center

CCN

422574The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

End-stage renal disease facility

Ownership

Profit

Control type

For Profit

Participating since

Apr 5, 2000

Last certification

Apr 10, 2024

Overall star rating

1.0 of 5Care Compare

Address

1520 Freedom Blvd
Florence, SC 29505
(843) 667-0654

• Bio-Medical Applications of South Carolina, Inc.

  dba Fresenius Medical Care Freedom

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Florence, SC
  • NPI 1255433678
  Name & address match

• Adult haemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis (Kt/V 1.2 or more) 94
  • State average 97.13 (computed here)
  • National average 96.13 (computed here)
  • 790 patients
• Adult patients dialysed through a long-term catheter 23
  • State average 12.52 (computed here)
  • National average 18.87 (computed here)
  • 850 patients
• Adult patients with hypercalcaemia 1
  • State average 0.97 (computed here)
  • National average 1.74 (computed here)
  • 800 patients
• Emergency department visits within 30 days of discharge As expected1.12
  • State average 1.17 (computed here)
  • National average 1.06 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 570 patients
• Hospitalization rate As expected145
  • State average 143.52 (computed here)
  • National average 144.53 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 770 patients
• Mortality rate As expected21.2
  • State average 23.58 (computed here)
  • National average 21.79 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 3,400 patients
• Overall star rating Worse1 of 5
  • State average 2.86 (computed here)
  • National average 2.87 (computed here)
• Patients treated through an arteriovenous fistula Worse23
  • State average 50.06 (computed here)
  • National average 57.13 (computed here)
  • Worse than expected
  • 850 patients
• Patients waitlisted for a kidney transplant As expected4.5
  • State average 16 (computed here)
  • National average 16.51 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 540 patients
• Patients with haemoglobin above 12 g/dL 0
  • State average 0.46 (computed here)
  • National average 0.55 (computed here)
  • 190 patients
• Patients with haemoglobin below 10 g/dL 47
  • State average 25.84 (computed here)
  • National average 20.95 (computed here)
  • 190 patients
• Readmission rate As expected26.1
  • State average 26.23 (computed here)
  • National average 26.95 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 640 patients
• Standardized emergency department visit ratio As expected1.01
  • State average 1.1 (computed here)
  • National average 1 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 330 patients
• Standardized infection ratio Better0
  • State average 0.34 (computed here)
  • National average 0.36 (computed here)
  • Better than expected
• Standardized modality switch ratio As expected0
  • State average 1.21 (computed here)
  • National average 1.09 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 470 patients
• Transfusion rate As expected20.3
  • State average 37.09 (computed here)
  • National average 30.12 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 260 patients

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

• John Cameron Pittard, MD

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Florence, SC
  • NPI 1568451466

• DaVita Pamplico Dialysis
• FMC Florence Dialysis Center
• Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Home
• Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile
• Fresenius Medical Care Church Street

• Provider of Services: the certification, provider type, beds and status.
• Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
• NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

Better and worse are CMS's own comparison with the national rate, not ours: for most measures a low score is the good one (deaths, infections) and for others a high one is, so measures where CMS states no comparison are left uncoloured. The exception is star ratings, which are read against the national average here. Quality measures are published by CMS and are not adjusted or re-scored here. Averages marked “computed here” are the mean of every facility reporting that measure, worked out by NPIMap because CMS publishes no comparison for it. Confirm anything you rely on at Medicare Care Compare.