Fmc Tipton County
A dialysis facility in Covington, Tennessee 38019
2047 Highway 51 South, Covington, Tennessee 38019. (901) 475-1555.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 14, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s star rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 15 dialysis stations
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Sep 17, 2025: a standard inspection.
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 19, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
Sep 17, 2025: standard inspection2 deficiencies
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Ic - Sanitary Environment
The inspectors’ words, 246 words
“IC-SANITARY ENVIRONMENT CFR(s): 494.30 The dialysis facility must provide and monitor a sanitary environment to minimize the transmission of infectious agents within and between the unit and any adjacent hospital or other public areas. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 46831 Based on facility policy review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to maintain a sanitary environment by ensuring sterile supplies were properly handled and not stored for patient use after opening on 1 of 1 (09/15/2025) observation days. The findings revealed: 1. Review of facility policy, “Storage of Supplies” published 04/05/2021, revealed, “...The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for storage and handling of supplies...Supplies must be rotated First in-First Out (FIFO) to ensure products maintain quality and do not expire. Appropriately dispose of items that have reached the expiration date...” Review of facility policy revealed no facility policy could be provided regarding the proper handling and storage of sterile supplies. 2. Observations on the treatment floor at the medication prep area on 09/15/2025 at 9:00 AM revealed twelve (12) 3 mL syringes with needles attached; all of which had been removed from their sterile packaging and were found open to air in drawers and a cabinet in the medication prep area. The above supplies were verified by RN #2 at 9:35 AM. 3. During an interview on 09/17/2025 at 9:39 AM, the DO confirmed sterile syringes should not be opened in advance and should only be opened right before use.”
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Ic - Wear Gloves/Hand Hygiene
The inspectors’ words, 267 words
“IC-WEAR GLOVES/HAND HYGIENE CFR(s): 494.30(a)(1) Wear disposable gloves when caring for the patient or touching the patient’s equipment at the dialysis station. Staff must remove gloves and wash hands between each patient or station. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 46831 Based on facility policy review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure infection control measures were taken when performing a glove change and during a dressing change on a CVC on 1 of 1 (09/15/2025) observation days. The findings included: 1. Review of the facility policy “Hand Hygiene” published 11/06/2023 revealed, “ ...Hands will be ...Decontaminated using alcohol-based hand rub or by washing hands with antimicrobial soap and water ...Immediately after removing gloves ...” Review of facility policy “Changing the Catheter Dressing Procedure” published 05/22/2025 revealed, “...Discard dressing and remove gloves. Perform hand hygiene ... “ 2. Observations on the treatment room floor at Station #1 on 09/15/2025 at 8:47 AM, revealed CCHT #1 performed discontinuation of a dialysis needle on RP #1 failed to perform hand hygiene before donning new gloves. Observations on the treatment floor at Station #11 on 09/15/2025 at 9:10 AM, revealed RN #2 performed CVC exit site care on Patient #2. RN #2 failed to remove gloves and perform hand hygiene after completing dressing change and initiating hemodialysis on Patient #2. 3. During an interview on 09/16/2025 at 2:10 PM, the CM verified that policy and procedure should be followed in regards to hand hygiene by donning gloves at the appropriate time. Gloves should be changed after completing a dressing change and before initiating hemodialysis with a CVC.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2025 | Standard inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified dialysis facility, certified or last recertified on May 7, 1997.
- Run for profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- Chain: Fresenius Medical Care.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities.
- None of the deficiencies cited in the last three years came from an inspection that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
What does it offer?
- Offers in-center hemodialysis.
- Doesn’t offer peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and a shift starting at 5 p.m. or later.
- 15 dialysis stations.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Part of the Fresenius Medical Care chain, as CMS lists it.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities, so no other owner is named.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates it 3 of 5 stars (Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2024).
- Compared by CMS with what it expects for the facility’s patients: patient survival, as expected; hospital admissions, as expected; readmissions to hospital, as expected; emergency department visits, as expected; emergency department visits within 30 days of a hospital stay, as expected; bloodstream infections, better than expected; patients dialysing through a fistula, as expected; patients on a kidney transplant waitlist, as expected.
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Too few completed survey responses to report.”
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Star ratingCMS’s star rating for dialysis facilities, 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the facility’s in-center hemodialysis patients (ICH CAHPS), 1 to 5 | Not rated |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 2 dialysis facilities CMS lists in Tipton County, 2 have a star rating from CMS: 1 rated 3 of 5, 1 rated 1 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 3 of 5.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Star rating |
|---|---|
| Davita Tipton County Dialysis | 1 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says it has no dialysis inspection reports after February 19, 2026, while it moves to a new system: a later inspection is not shown yet.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities: the chain it lists is the only owner named.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility (23ew-n7w9).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility (59mq-zhts).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies (ESRD_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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From the facility
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