Fmc Alexander City - dialysis facility in Alexander City, AL

About Fmc Alexander City

Fmc Alexander City is a dialysis facility in Alexander City , Alabama certified on 11/10/2004 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Fmc Alexander City is located at 3368 Hwy 280 Bypass1, Alexander City, AL 35010 and can be contacted via phone number (256) 329-0638.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	23
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	11/10/2004

Services Offered

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

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

Worse than Expected
43.5 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

97%

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

100%

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
78.3%

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

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
124.9 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
15.6%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
22.6 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)

89 %

Communication

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

78 %

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

84 %

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)

68 %

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

80 %

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

79 %