BMA - Greater Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia - Dialysis Center

BMA - Greater Norfolk is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Norfolk, Virginia and it has 24 dialysis stations. It is located in Norfolk City county at (granby Dialysis), Norfolk, VA, 23517. You can reach out to the office of BMA - Greater Norfolk at (757) 622-4935. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. BMA - Greater Norfolk has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1997. The medicare id for this facility is 492588 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameBMA - Greater Norfolk
Location(granby Dialysis), Norfolk, Virginia
No. of Dialysis Stations 24
Medicare ID492588
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


(granby Dialysis), Norfolk, Virginia, 23517
(757) 622-4935

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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

NPI Number1821192691
Organization NameFmc Greater Norfolk
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Virginia, Inc.
Address1902 Omohundro Ave Norfolk, Virginia, 23517
Phone Number(757) 622-4935

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.67%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.10%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.23%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).48%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).29%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).23%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.62%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.21%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).57%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).35%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).8%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. 82%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.18%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).57%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).34%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).9%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data56
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 center115
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2986
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center97
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center1
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.710
    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 BMA - Greater Norfolk with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia121
Hypercalcemia patient months1040
Patients with Serumphosphor125
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL21
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL20

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 114
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 754
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment68
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer8

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 Summary89
Hospitalization Rate in facility139.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit260.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit82.3

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at BMA - Greater Norfolk 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 facility27.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit38.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.5