Fresenius Medical Care - Fogelsville in Allentown, Pennsylvania - Dialysis Center

Fresenius Medical Care - Fogelsville is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Allentown, Pennsylvania and it has 12 dialysis stations. It is located in Lehigh county at 7310 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA, 18106. You can reach out to the office of Fresenius Medical Care - Fogelsville at (610) 395-1980. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Fresenius Medical Care - Fogelsville has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 2015. The medicare id for this facility is 392830 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFresenius Medical Care - Fogelsville
Location7310 Tilghman Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
No. of Dialysis Stations 12
Medicare ID392830
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


7310 Tilghman Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18106
(610) 395-1980

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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

NPI Number1679952931
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Of Fogelsville
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Address7310 Tilghman St Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18106
Phone Number(610) 395-1980

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data16
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL25

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 center19
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2161
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center93
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center3
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.718
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis 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 Fresenius Medical Care - Fogelsville with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia31
Hypercalcemia patient months252
Patients with Serumphosphor32
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL12

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 19
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 149
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment54
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer14

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 Summary22
Hospitalization Rate in facility213.4 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit477.5
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit101.6

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fresenius Medical Care - Fogelsville 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 facility20.4 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit39.7
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.1

Infection Rate

Hemodialysis treatment requires direct access to the bloodstream, which can be an opportunity for germs to enter the body and cause infection. This information shows how often patients at Fresenius Medical Care - Fogelsville get infections in their blood each year compared to the number of infections expected for the center based on the national average.

Standard Infection Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Infection Rate in facility.58 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit2.85
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.03

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Fresenius Medical Care - Fogelsville's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standard Transfusion Summary Ratio (STrR) Year January, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary 15
Transfusion Rate in facility (Not Available)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fresenius Medical Care - Fogelsville lived longer than expected (better than expected), don’t live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standard Survival Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2013 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Survival Summary37
Mortality Rate in facility10.2 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit29.9
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit2.1

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Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

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