Dialysis Facility

Fmcna - Alexandria

Quality Rating:
Patient Survey Rating:
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Location
225 N Bolton Ave
Alexandria, LA 71301

Phone Number
(318) 487-1063

About Fmcna - Alexandria

Fmcna - Alexandria is a dialysis facility in Alexandria , Louisiana certified on 08/31/1977 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Fmcna - Alexandria is located at 225 N Bolton Ave, Alexandria, LA 71301 and can be contacted via phone number (318) 487-1063.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 22
Ownership type Profit
Corporate name Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 08/31/1977

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
22.5 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
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
56.2%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
18%

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood
2%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission
As Expected
197.2 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
18%
Frequency of patient death
Worse than Expected
29.6 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)
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Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person
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Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health
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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)
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Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)
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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
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