Dialysis Facility

Fmc - Columbus Bartholomew

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Location
2325 18Th Street, Suite 120
Columbus, IN 47201

Phone Number
(812) 375-0254

About Fmc - Columbus Bartholomew

Fmc - Columbus Bartholomew is a dialysis facility in Columbus , Indiana certified on 09/01/1998 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Fmc - Columbus Bartholomew is located at 2325 18Th Street, Suite 120, Columbus, IN 47201 and can be contacted via phone number (812) 375-0254.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 14
Ownership type Profit
Corporate name Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 09/01/1998

Services Offered

  • In-center hemodialysis: Yes
  • Peritoneal dialysis: Yes
  • Home hemodialysis training: Yes
  • Shifts starting after 5 p.m. Yes

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions
As Expected
34.3 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
97%
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
66.3%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
12%

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood
0%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission
As Expected
167.2 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
24.1%
Frequency of patient death
As Expected
18.5 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)
66 %

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person
59 %
Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health
88 %

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)
61 %
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
62 %