Fresenius Medical Care of Cocheco River
Fresenius Medical Care of Cocheco River is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Dover, NH, certified since 2013. In the October 2026 CMS release it has 2 stars for cms star rating; the New Hampshire average is 3.2. CMS rates it better than expected for bloodstream infections.
Address343 Sixth Street, Dover, NH 03820
Phone(603) 742-9765
OwnershipFor-profit
ChainFresenius Medical Care
Dialysis stations13
Medicare certifiedMarch 2013
CountyStrafford
CMS Certification Number302514
Services
CMS star rating
2 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 New Hampshire is 3.2 stars.
Outcomes compared with what CMS expected
Patient survivalDeaths among the center's patients, compared with what CMS expected given how sick they were.
As 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
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.
38%
U.S. median 15% · NH 28%
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.
99%
U.S. median 98% · NH 98%
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.
26%
U.S. median 18% · NH 23%
Adults with high calciumShare of adult patients with serum calcium above 10.2 mg/dL.
2%
U.S. median 1% · NH 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.
Other dialysis centers near Fresenius Medical Care of Cocheco River
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FMC Seacoast Dialysis CenterPortsmouth, NH8.7 mi
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FMC Strafford County DialysisRochester, NH9.6 mi
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FMC Dialysis Services of ExeterExeter, NH15 mi
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FMC of NewburyportNewburyport, MA26 mi
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FMC York County Dialysis CenterBiddeford, ME29 mi
Distances are approximate, measured between ZIP code centers.
Hospitals near Fresenius Medical Care of Cocheco River
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Wentworth-Douglass HospitalDover, NH · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Frisbie Memorial HospitalRochester, NH · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth, NH · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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York HospitalYork, ME · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Source: CMS Dialysis Facility Compare (Provider Data Catalog dataset 23ew-n7w9). October 2026 release. This site is not affiliated with Fresenius Medical Care of Cocheco River or with CMS. Report a problem with this page.