FMC - Mercy
FMC - Mercy is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Des Moines, IA, certified since 2004. In the October 2026 CMS release it has 1 star for cms star rating; the Iowa average is 3.0. CMS rates it better than expected for bloodstream infections. It is worse than expected for patient survival.
Address95 University Ste. 11, Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone(515) 244-0379
OwnershipFor-profit
ChainFresenius Medical Care
Dialysis stations21
Medicare certifiedMay 2004
CountyPolk
CMS Certification Number162532
Services
CMS star rating
1 of 5
CMS's 1-5 star rating for dialysis centers, built from patient survival, hospital admissions, readmissions, transfusions, infections and other outcomes, adjusted for how sick each center's patients are. The average for rated dialysis centers in Iowa is 3.0 stars.
Outcomes compared with what CMS expected
Patient survivalDeaths among the center's patients, compared with what CMS expected given how sick they were.
Worse than expected
Hospital admissionsHow often patients were admitted to a hospital, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Readmissions after a hospital stayHow often patients went back into the hospital within 30 days of leaving it.
As expected
Blood transfusionsHow often patients needed a blood transfusion, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Bloodstream infectionsBloodstream infections among hemodialysis patients, compared with what CMS expected.
Better than expected
Emergency department visitsEmergency department visits that did not lead to an admission, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Getting on a transplant waitlistHow often new patients were put on a kidney transplant waitlist in their first year, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Verdicts are CMS's own, comparing this center's patients with what CMS expected given how sick they were. Lower is better for hospital admissions, readmissions after a hospital stay, blood transfusions, bloodstream infections, emergency department visits. Medians are of every dialysis center CMS reports a figure for.
Day-to-day care
Patients on a kidney transplant waitlistShare of the center's patients who are on a waitlist for a kidney transplant.
5.9%
U.S. median 15% · IA 14%
Adults getting enough dialysis (hemodialysis)Share of adult hemodialysis patients whose Kt/V, a measure of how well dialysis clears waste, was at least 1.2.
97%
U.S. median 98% · IA 99%
Adults with a long-term catheterShare of adult patients dialyzing through a catheter for 90 days or more. A fistula or graft carries less risk of infection.
31%
U.S. median 18% · IA 21%
Adults with high calciumShare of adult patients with serum calcium above 10.2 mg/dL.
2%
U.S. median 1% · IA 1%
Lower is better for adults with a long-term catheter, adults with high calcium. Medians are of every dialysis center CMS reports a figure for.
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Distances are approximate, measured between ZIP code centers.
Hospitals near FMC - Mercy
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Mercy Medical Center-Des MoinesDes Moines, IA · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Iowa Methodist Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Emergency department
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Source: CMS Dialysis Facility Compare (Provider Data Catalog dataset 23ew-n7w9). October 2026 release. This site is not affiliated with FMC - Mercy or with CMS. Report a problem with this page.