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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.
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.
| Distance | Clinic | Also offers |
|---|---|---|
| 0.7 mi | Rrc Northridge4400 Watermelon Road, Northport, AL 35473 | Home Hemodialysis · Peritoneal (PD) |
| 0.7 mi | DaVita Northport Dialysis400 McFarland Blvd, Northport, AL 35476 | Evening Shifts |
| 2.1 mi | DaVita Crimson Dialysis6521 Hwy 69 S, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 | — |
| 2.6 mi | DaVita Tuscaloosa University Dialysis220 15th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 | Peritoneal (PD) |
| 3.2 mi |
Yes. This clinic trains patients for peritoneal dialysis. Training is a series of visits rather than a permanent move, and your nephrologist has to agree it suits you.
Not according to Medicare's records. Shift times change and are published nowhere, so it is still worth asking when you call.
0 stations, meaning up to 0 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 bottom 34% 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 DaVita, Medicare-certified since 2006.
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% | ||
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 65 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 49 discharges.
This facility is one of 140 Alabama clinics rated as expected. The state has 147. Based on 27 discharges.
This facility is one of 161 Alabama clinics rated as expected. The state has 167. Based on 228 patients.
This facility is one of 11 Alabama clinics rated worse than expected. The state has 169. Based on 55 patients.
This facility is one of 146 Alabama clinics rated as expected. The state has 154. Based on 24 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.
This facility is one of 56 Alabama clinics rated as expected. The state has 66. Based on 23 patients.
| FKC Foothills Dialysis914 Dr Edward Hillard Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 |
|---|
| — |
| 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 | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 97% | 97% | ||
| 04 | Adult peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7 | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 92% | 94% | ||
| 05 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 87% | 84% | ||
| 06 | Pediatric peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.8 | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 78% | 71% | ||
| 07 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with nPCR measured | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 91% | 87% | ||
| Infection | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Standardized bloodstream infection ratio | No figure published. Reason code 201. | ||||
| Mineral metabolism | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Adult patients with hypercalcemia (calcium > 10.2 mg/dL) | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 1% | 1% | ||
| 10 | Adult serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 7% | 7% | ||
| 11 | Adult serum phosphorus between 3.5-4.5 mg/dL | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 22% | 19% | ||
| 12 | Adult serum phosphorus between 4.6-5.5 mg/dL | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 27% | 25% | ||
| 13 | Adult serum phosphorus between 5.6-7.0 mg/dL | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 26% | 27% | ||
| 14 | Adult serum phosphorus greater than 7.0 mg/dL | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 18% | 22% | ||
| Patient experience | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nephrologists' communication and caring (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 16 | Quality of dialysis center care and operations (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 17 | Providing information to patients (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 18 | Patients' rating of the nephrologist (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 19 | Patients' rating of the dialysis center staff (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 20 | Patients' rating of the dialysis facility (stars, 1–5) | No figure published. Reason code 102. | ||||
| 21 | Survey response rate | No figure published. Reason code 102. | 24% | 24% | ||
| Staff vaccination | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Healthcare personnel COVID-19 vaccination rate | No figure published. Reason code 199. | 4% | 0% | ||
| Survival & hospitalization | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Mortality rate (per 100 patient-years) | 228 | 31.4 | 22.2 | As Expected | |
| 24 | Hospitalization rate (admissions) (per 100 patient-years) | 55 | 226.3 | 148 | Worse than Expected | |
| 25 | Readmission rate | 49 | 39.4% | 27.2% | As Expected | |
| 26 | Transfusion rate (per 100 patient-years) | 23 | 70.4 | 32.5 | As Expected | |
| 27 | Standardized emergency department visit ratio | 24 | 0.69 | 0.99 | As Expected | |
| 28 | ED visits within 30 days of hospital discharge (ratio) | 27 | 0.25 | 1.04 | As Expected | |
| 29 | Standardized modality switch ratio | No figure published. Reason code 201. | 1 | |||
| Transplant access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | First-year kidney transplant waitlist ratio | No figure published. Reason code 199. | 1 | |||
| 31 | Prevalent patients waitlisted for transplant | 65 | 23.7% | 16.5% | As Expected | |
| Vascular access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Adult patients with an arteriovenous fistula | No figure published. Reason code 256. | 57.1% | |||
| 33 | Adult patients with a catheter in use 90+ days | No figure published. Reason code 256. | 19% | 14% | ||