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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0 mi | FMC Midwest Dialysis4000 Indian Hills Dr, Sioux City, IA 51108 | — |
| 6.9 mi | Fresenius Kidney Care Dakota Dunes357 W Tower Rd, Dakota Dunes, SD 57049 | Home Hemodialysis · Peritoneal (PD) |
| 23 mi | Carl T Curtis Health Ed Center Satellite Clinic204 Main St, Walthill, NE 68067 | — |
| 25 mi | Le Mars Area Dialysis Services1 1st Street Southwest, Le Mars, IA 51031 | — |
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.
Yes — Medicare records chairs available after 5pm. Which specific times are free changes constantly and is published nowhere, so call to ask.
24 stations, meaning up to 24 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 12% 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 1998.
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 | IA | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemia management | ||||||
| 01 | Medicare patients with hemoglobin < 10 g/dL | 42 | 33% | 21% | 19% | |
| 02 | Medicare patients with hemoglobin > 12 g/dL | |||||
This facility is one of 60 Iowa clinics rated as expected. The state has 61. Based on 152 patients.
Based on 152 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.
Medicare surveys patients at this clinic directly.
This facility is one of 10 Iowa clinics rated better than expected. The state has 57.
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 the only Iowa clinic rated worse than expected. The state has 25. Based on 70 patients.
This facility is one of 55 Iowa clinics rated as expected. The state has 59. Based on 119 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 50 Iowa clinics rated as expected. The state has 52. Based on 136 discharges.
This facility is one of 54 Iowa clinics rated as expected. The state has 54. Based on 122 discharges.
This facility is one of 4 Iowa clinics rated worse than expected. The state has 60. Based on 380 patients.
This facility is one of 57 Iowa clinics rated as expected. The state has 60. Based on 101 patients.
This facility is one of 50 Iowa clinics rated as expected. The state has 58. Based on 58 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 5 Iowa clinics rated worse than expected. The state has 40. Based on 49 patients.
Based on 42 patients.
| 33 mi |
| Dialysis Clinic Inc. - Onawa1620 Diamond St Place, Onawa, IA 51040 |
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| Peritoneal (PD) |
| 42 |
| 0% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| Dialysis adequacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Adult hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | 134 | 97% | 97% | 98% | |
| 04 | Adult peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7 | No figure published. Reason code 201. | 92% | 93% | ||
| 05 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 87% | 63% | ||
| 06 | Pediatric peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.8 | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 78% | 100% | ||
| 07 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with nPCR measured | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 91% | 100% | ||
| Infection | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Standardized bloodstream infection ratio | 0.18 | Better than Expected | |||
| Mineral metabolism | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Adult patients with hypercalcemia (calcium > 10.2 mg/dL) | 144 | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| 10 | Adult serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL | 154 | 11% | 7% | 7% | |
| 11 | Adult serum phosphorus between 3.5-4.5 mg/dL | 154 | 23% | 22% | 22% | |
| 12 | Adult serum phosphorus between 4.6-5.5 mg/dL | 154 | 23% | 27% | 28% | |
| 13 | Adult serum phosphorus between 5.6-7.0 mg/dL | 154 | 22% | 26% | 27% | |
| 14 | Adult serum phosphorus greater than 7.0 mg/dL | 154 | 21% | 18% | 16% | |
| Patient experience | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nephrologists' communication and caring (stars, 1–5) | 44 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Quality of dialysis center care and operations (stars, 1–5) | 44 | 2 | |||
| 17 | Providing information to patients (stars, 1–5) | 44 | 1 | |||
| 18 | Patients' rating of the nephrologist (stars, 1–5) | 44 | 4 | |||
| 19 | Patients' rating of the dialysis center staff (stars, 1–5) | 44 | 2 | |||
| 20 | Patients' rating of the dialysis facility (stars, 1–5) | 44 | 2 | |||
| 21 | Survey response rate | 44 | 24% | 24% | 29% | |
| Staff vaccination | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Healthcare personnel COVID-19 vaccination rate | No figure published. Reason code 201. | 4% | 3% | ||
| Survival & hospitalization | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Mortality rate (per 100 patient-years) | 380 | 32.7 | 22.2 | Worse than Expected | |
| 24 | Hospitalization rate (admissions) (per 100 patient-years) | 101 | 178.8 | 148 | As Expected | |
| 25 | Readmission rate | 136 | 30.2% | 27.2% | As Expected | |
| 26 | Transfusion rate (per 100 patient-years) | 49 | 67.2 | 32.5 | Worse than Expected | |
| 27 | Standardized emergency department visit ratio | 58 | 1.27 | 0.99 | As Expected | |
| 28 | ED visits within 30 days of hospital discharge (ratio) | 122 | 1.18 | 1.04 | As Expected | |
| 29 | Standardized modality switch ratio | 95 | 0.79 | 1 | As Expected | |
| Transplant access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | First-year kidney transplant waitlist ratio | 70 | 0.14 | 1 | Worse than Expected | |
| 31 | Prevalent patients waitlisted for transplant | 119 | 8.6% | 16.5% | As Expected | |
| Vascular access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Adult patients with an arteriovenous fistula | 152 | 60.3% | 57.1% | As Expected | |
| 33 | Adult patients with a catheter in use 90+ days | 152 | 25% | 19% | 22% | |