Fmcna - Denham Springs in Denham Springs, Louisiana - Dialysis Center

Fmcna - Denham Springs is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Denham Springs, Louisiana and it has 18 dialysis stations. It is located in Livingston county at 137 Veterans Blvd, Denham Springs, LA, 70726. You can reach out to the office of Fmcna - Denham Springs at (225) 665-2796. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Fmcna - Denham Springs has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 2008. The medicare id for this facility is 192692 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFmcna - Denham Springs
Location137 Veterans Blvd, Denham Springs, Louisiana
No. of Dialysis Stations 18
Medicare ID192692
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


137 Veterans Blvd, Denham Springs, Louisiana, 70726
(225) 665-2796

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1114126737
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Denham Springs
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Louisiana, Llc
Address137 Veterans Blvd Denham Springs, Louisiana, 70726
Phone Number(225) 665-2796

NPI Number1891135760
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Denham Springs
Doing Business AsFresenius Medical Care Capital City, Llc
Address137 Veterans Blvd Denham Springs, Louisiana, 70726
Phone Number(225) 665-2796

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.59%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.23%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.18%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).47%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).27%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).26%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.51%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.17%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.32%18%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).42%62%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).29%26%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).29%12%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. 65%80%
Patients who reported that 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff does not provided them the information they needed to take care of them.35%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).48%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).11%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).41%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data39
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL18

Dialysis Adequacy

Adult patinets who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be atleast 1.7, that means they are receiving right amount of dialysis. Pediatric patients who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be 1.8.
Higher percentages should be better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center73
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2497
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center98
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

Mineral and Bone Disorder

An important goal of dialysis is to maintain normal levels of various minerals in the body, such as calcium. This shows the percentage of patients treated at Fmcna - Denham Springs with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia75
Hypercalcemia patient months515
Patients with Serumphosphor77
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL21
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL19

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is considered long term vascular access for hemodialysis because it allows good blood flow, lasts a long time, and is less likely to get infected or cause blood clots than other types of access. Patients who don't have time to get a permanent vascular access before they start hemodialysis treatments may need to use a venous catheter as a temporary access.

Patients included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 62
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 446
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment60
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer5

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at a certain dialysis center were admitted to the hospital more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other centers.

Standard Hospitalization Summary Ratio(SHR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary69
Hospitalization Rate in facility139.4 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit267.1
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit76.2

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fmcna - Denham Springs were readmitted more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other dialysis centers.

Standard Readmission Summary Ratio(SRR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility19.4 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit38.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit7.6