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Source: CMS · Released July 15, 2026
Every treatment needs a way into the bloodstream. A fistula is a connection made surgically in the arm. A catheter is a tube placed in a large vein. Fistulas last longer and get infected less, so they are generally preferred where a patient's veins allow one.
| Distance | Clinic | Also offers |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 mi | Dialysis Services of Decatur, LLC2705 Highway 31 South, Decatur, AL 35603 | — |
| 2.2 mi | DCI Decatur1601 6th Avenue South East, Decatur, AL 35601 | — |
| 2.8 mi | North Alabama Home Dialysis1216 Somerville Road, SE, Decatur, AL 35601 | Peritoneal (PD) |
| 16 mi | DaVita Athens Dialysis15953 Athens Limestone Drive, Athens, AL 35613 | Home Hemodialysis · Peritoneal (PD) |
| 17 mi |
No. Medicare's records show no home hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis training here. Other clinics nearby may offer it, and training does not usually mean leaving your current clinic permanently.
Not according to Medicare's records. Shift times change and are published nowhere, so it is still worth asking when you call.
20 stations, meaning up to 20 people can be treated at once. A larger unit usually means more shift options. It says nothing about the quality of care.
Yes. Medicare places this clinic in the middle 41% of US clinics. That is a position in a national distribution, not a score it passed or failed — most clinics sit in the middle band by design.
It is a for-profit facility operated by Fresenius Medical Care, Medicare-certified since 2017.
By calling. Chair availability, insurance acceptance and wait times are not published by Medicare, or by anyone else, for any clinic in the country. That is why the phone number is at the top of this page.
Every measure Medicare publishes about a dialysis facility, grouped in Medicare's nine categories and numbered for citation. Nothing here is selected. Where this clinic has no figure, the cell carries a dash and Medicare's code, and the codes are explained below the table.
| № | Measure | Patients | Clinic | US | AL | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemia management | ||||||
| 01 | Medicare patients with hemoglobin < 10 g/dL | No figure published. Reason code 199. | 21% | 22% | ||
This facility is one of 143 Alabama clinics rated as expected. The state has 162. Based on 44 patients.
Based on 44 patients.
These two do not add up to 100%. Some patients use a graft or another form of access. Access type depends on a patient's own veins, whether earlier attempts held, how soon surgery was available, and what the patient chose.
This facility is one of 105 Alabama clinics rated as expected. The state has 152.
A ratio below 1 means fewer infections than Medicare expected for this clinic's patients. The published range is wide enough here to include the national expectation, which is why Medicare rates it as expected.
This facility is one of 161 Alabama clinics rated as expected. The state has 171. Based on 43 patients.
Listing depends on a patient's own health, what the regional transplant centre requires, and the patient's own choice — not on the clinic alone.
This facility is one of 156 Alabama clinics rated as expected. The state has 165. Based on 45 discharges.
This facility is one of 140 Alabama clinics rated as expected. The state has 147. Based on 28 discharges.
This facility is one of 161 Alabama clinics rated as expected. The state has 167. Based on 152 patients.
This facility is one of 155 Alabama clinics rated as expected. The state has 169. Based on 34 patients.
This facility is one of 8 Alabama clinics rated worse than expected. The state has 154. Based on 12 patients.
These are adjusted for how sick a clinic's patients are. For a clinic this size the published ranges are usually wide enough that the figure cannot be told apart from the national expectation.
| DaVita Limestone County Dialysis16236 Lucas Ferry Road, Athens, AL 35611 |
|---|
| Home Hemodialysis · Peritoneal (PD) |
| 02 |
| Medicare patients with hemoglobin > 12 g/dL |
|---|
| No figure published. Reason code 199. |
| 1% |
| 0% |
| Dialysis adequacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Adult hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | 41 | 98% | 97% | 97% | |
| 04 | Adult peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7 | No figure published. Reason code 257. | 92% | 94% | ||
| 05 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 87% | 84% | ||
| 06 | Pediatric peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.8 | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 78% | 71% | ||
| 07 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with nPCR measured | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 91% | 87% | ||
| Infection | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Standardized bloodstream infection ratio | 0.74 | As Expected | |||
| Mineral metabolism | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Adult patients with hypercalcemia (calcium > 10.2 mg/dL) | 43 | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| 10 | Adult serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL | 47 | 6% | 7% | 7% | |
| 11 | Adult serum phosphorus between 3.5-4.5 mg/dL | 47 | 16% | 22% | 19% | |
| 12 | Adult serum phosphorus between 4.6-5.5 mg/dL | 47 | 26% | 27% | 25% | |
| 13 | Adult serum phosphorus between 5.6-7.0 mg/dL | 47 | 30% | 26% | 27% | |
| 14 | Adult serum phosphorus greater than 7.0 mg/dL | 47 | 22% | 18% | 22% | |
| Patient experience | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nephrologists' communication and caring (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 101. | ||||
| 16 | Quality of dialysis center care and operations (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 101. | ||||
| 17 | Providing information to patients (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 101. | ||||
| 18 | Patients' rating of the nephrologist (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 101. | ||||
| 19 | Patients' rating of the dialysis center staff (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 101. | ||||
| 20 | Patients' rating of the dialysis facility (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 101. | ||||
| 21 | Survey response rate | No figure published. Reason code 101. | 24% | 24% | ||
| Staff vaccination | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Healthcare personnel COVID-19 vaccination rate | No figure published. Reason code 201. | 4% | 0% | ||
| Survival & hospitalization | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Mortality rate (per 100 patient-years) | 152 | 23.8 | 22.2 | As Expected | |
| 24 | Hospitalization rate (admissions) (per 100 patient-years) | 34 | 155.1 | 148 | As Expected | |
| 25 | Readmission rate | 45 | 22.2% | 27.2% | As Expected | |
| 26 | Transfusion rate (per 100 patient-years) | No figure published. Reason code 199. | 32.5 | |||
| 27 | Standardized emergency department visit ratio | 12 | 2.01 | 0.99 | Worse than Expected | |
| 28 | ED visits within 30 days of hospital discharge (ratio) | 28 | 1.32 | 1.04 | As Expected | |
| 29 | Standardized modality switch ratio | 19 | 0.61 | 1 | As Expected | |
| Transplant access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | First-year kidney transplant waitlist ratio | No figure published. Reason code 199. | 1 | |||
| 31 | Prevalent patients waitlisted for transplant | 43 | 15.9% | 16.5% | As Expected | |
| Vascular access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Adult patients with an arteriovenous fistula | 44 | 64.9% | 57.1% | As Expected | |
| 33 | Adult patients with a catheter in use 90+ days | 44 | 12% | 19% | 14% | |