FMC - Kalamazoo Pd Unit in Kalamazoo, Michigan - Dialysis Center

FMC - Kalamazoo Pd Unit is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Kalamazoo, Michigan and it has 2 dialysis stations. It is located in Kalamazoo county at 527 E Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007. You can reach out to the office of FMC - Kalamazoo Pd Unit at (269) 384-6191. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC - Kalamazoo Pd Unit has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in November, 2005. The medicare id for this facility is 232626 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Name	FMC - Kalamazoo Pd Unit
Location	527 E Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, Michigan
No. of Dialysis Stations	2
Medicare ID	232626
Managed By	Fresenius Medical Care
Ownership Type	Profit
Late Shifts	No

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with FMC - Kalamazoo Pd Unit from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number	1023052180
Organization Name	Rcg Kalamazoo Home Program
Doing Business As	Renal Care Group Southwest Michigan, Llc
Address	527 E Michigan Ave Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007
Phone Number	(269) 384-6191

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data

10

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 center	4
  Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2	14
  Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

• Peritoneal Dialysis

  Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center	37
  Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7	272
  Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center	96
  Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

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 FMC - Kalamazoo Pd Unit with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia	44
Hypercalcemia patient months	310
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg	1
Patients with Serumphosphor	46
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL	7
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL	31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL	36
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL	21
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL	5

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	4
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries	27
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer

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) Year	January, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary	42
Hospitalization Rate in facility	146.3 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit	301
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit	74.8

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Kalamazoo Pd Unit 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) Year	January, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility	19.2 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit	37
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit	7.6