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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 mi | FMC - Glasgow Kidney Center205 Professional Park Drive, Glasgow, KY 42141 | — |
| 26 mi | DaVita Dialysis of Warren County391 Suwannee Trail St., Bowling Green, KY 42103 | Peritoneal (PD) |
| 26 mi | FMC - Bowling Green Kidney Center262 Natchez Trace Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42103 | Peritoneal (PD) |
| 28 mi | DaVita Lost River Dialysis737 Dishman Ln, Bowling Green, KY 42104 | — |
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.
10 stations, meaning up to 10 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 2020.
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 | KY | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemia management | ||||||
| 01 | Medicare patients with hemoglobin < 10 g/dL | 24 | 25% | 21% | 23% | |
| 02 | Medicare patients with hemoglobin > 12 g/dL | |||||
This facility is one of 116 Kentucky clinics rated as expected. The state has 117. Based on 79 patients.
Based on 79 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 74 Kentucky clinics rated as expected. The state has 106.
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 Kentucky clinic rated worse than expected. The state has 51. Based on 49 patients.
This facility is one of 112 Kentucky clinics rated as expected. The state has 117. Based on 64 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 102 Kentucky clinics rated as expected. The state has 112. Based on 93 discharges.
This facility is one of 99 Kentucky clinics rated as expected. The state has 103. Based on 38 discharges.
This facility is one of 111 Kentucky clinics rated as expected. The state has 115. Based on 322 patients.
This facility is one of 115 Kentucky clinics rated as expected. The state has 117. Based on 93 patients.
This facility is one of 96 Kentucky clinics rated as expected. The state has 107. Based on 32 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 46 Kentucky clinics rated as expected. The state has 48. Based on 24 patients.
Based on 24 patients.
| 28 mi |
| Fresenius Medical Care Bowling Green Home Therapies1834 Lyda Avenue, Bowling Green, KY 42104 |
|---|
| Peritoneal (PD) |
| 24 |
| 0% |
| 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% | 93% | ||
| 05 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 87% | 90% | ||
| 06 | Pediatric peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.8 | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 78% | 100% | ||
| 07 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with nPCR measured | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 91% | 93% | ||
| Infection | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Standardized bloodstream infection ratio | 0.32 | As Expected | |||
| 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% | 21% | ||
| 12 | Adult serum phosphorus between 4.6-5.5 mg/dL | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 27% | 27% | ||
| 13 | Adult serum phosphorus between 5.6-7.0 mg/dL | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 26% | 26% | ||
| 14 | Adult serum phosphorus greater than 7.0 mg/dL | No figure published. Reason code 280. | 18% | 19% | ||
| Patient experience | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nephrologists' communication and caring (stars, 1–5) | 36 | 5 | |||
| 16 | Quality of dialysis center care and operations (stars, 1–5) | 36 | 3 | |||
| 17 | Providing information to patients (stars, 1–5) | 36 | 5 | |||
| 18 | Patients' rating of the nephrologist (stars, 1–5) | 36 | 5 | |||
| 19 | Patients' rating of the dialysis center staff (stars, 1–5) | 36 | 3 | |||
| 20 | Patients' rating of the dialysis facility (stars, 1–5) | 36 | 4 | |||
| 21 | Survey response rate | 36 | 29% | 24% | 24% | |
| Staff vaccination | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Healthcare personnel COVID-19 vaccination rate | 0% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Survival & hospitalization | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Mortality rate (per 100 patient-years) | 322 | 21.3 | 22.2 | As Expected | |
| 24 | Hospitalization rate (admissions) (per 100 patient-years) | 93 | 147.8 | 148 | As Expected | |
| 25 | Readmission rate | 93 | 26.2% | 27.2% | As Expected | |
| 26 | Transfusion rate (per 100 patient-years) | 24 | 47.9 | 32.5 | As Expected | |
| 27 | Standardized emergency department visit ratio | 32 | 1.32 | 0.99 | As Expected | |
| 28 | ED visits within 30 days of hospital discharge (ratio) | 38 | 0.89 | 1.04 | As Expected | |
| 29 | Standardized modality switch ratio | 66 | 0.16 | 1 | Worse than Expected | |
| Transplant access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | First-year kidney transplant waitlist ratio | 49 | 0 | 1 | Worse than Expected | |
| 31 | Prevalent patients waitlisted for transplant | 64 | 7.1% | 16.5% | As Expected | |
| Vascular access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Adult patients with an arteriovenous fistula | 79 | 63.7% | 57.1% | As Expected | |
| 33 | Adult patients with a catheter in use 90+ days | 79 | 12% | 19% | 18% | |