Bma - Port Saint Lucie - dialysis facility in Port Saint Lucie, FL

About Bma - Port Saint Lucie

Bma - Port Saint Lucie is a dialysis facility in Port Saint Lucie , Florida certified on 07/11/1988 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Bma - Port Saint Lucie is located at 709 Sw Port Saint Lucie Blvd, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34953 and can be contacted via phone number (772) 344-4998.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	16
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	07/11/1988

Services Offered

In-center hemodialysis: Yes
Peritoneal dialysis: Yes
Home hemodialysis training: No
Shifts starting after 5 p.m. Yes

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

As Expected
21.1 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis

98%

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis

94%

Children who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis

N/A

Children who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis

N/A

Using the most effective access to the bloodstream

Rate of fistula

As Expected
60.6%

Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments

13%

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission

As Expected
243.5 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
37.2%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
19.4 per 100 patient-years

Patient survey rating

Overall experience

Patients who gave the dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)

62 %

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person

60 %

Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health

77 %

Doctors & staff

Patients who gave their kidney doctors a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)

65 %

Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)

54 %

Patients who reported that dialysis center staff “always” communicated well, kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible, behaved in a professional manner, and kept the center clean

57 %

Bma - Port Saint Lucie