Fmc Cedar Bluff

About Fmc Cedar Bluff

Fmc Cedar Bluff is a dialysis facility in Knoxville , Tennessee certified on 01/21/2011 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis. Fmc Cedar Bluff is located at 431 Park 40 North Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923 and can be contacted via phone number (865) 690-7517.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	19
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	01/21/2011

Services Offered

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

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

As Expected
9.8 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

99%

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

N/A

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
59.6%

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
174.5 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
22.4%

Frequency of patient death

Worse than Expected
32.9 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)

85 %

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

89 %

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)

84 %

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

79 %

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

76 %