Dialysis Facility Of Alma Inc in Alma, Georgia - Dialysis Center

Dialysis Facility Of Alma Inc is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Alma, Georgia and it has 17 dialysis stations. It is located in Bacon county at 415 South Dixon Street, Alma, GA, 31510. You can reach out to the office of Dialysis Facility Of Alma Inc at (912) 632-8010. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Dialysis Facility Of Alma Inc has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 2005. The medicare id for this facility is 112744 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDialysis Facility Of Alma Inc
Location415 South Dixon Street, Alma, Georgia
No. of Dialysis Stations 17
Medicare ID112744
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


415 South Dixon Street, Alma, Georgia, 31510
(912) 632-8010

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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 Dialysis Facility Of Alma Inc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1780175117
Organization NameFresenius Kidney Care Alma
Doing Business AsBio- Medical Applications Of Georgia, Inc.
Address415 S Dixon St Alma, Georgia, 31510
Phone Number(912) 632-8010

NPI Number1235114844
Doing Business AsDialysis Facility Of Alma, Inc
Address220 Uvalda St Waycross, Georgia, 31501
Phone Number(912) 285-2053

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data21
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL24

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 center42
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2352
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center85
    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 Dialysis Facility Of Alma Inc with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia42
Hypercalcemia patient months352
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor48
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL16
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL32
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL21

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 29
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 255
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment65
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 Summary32
Hospitalization Rate in facility108.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit251.2
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit50.4

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis Facility Of Alma Inc 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 facility29.3 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit45.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit16.1

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 Dialysis Facility Of Alma Inc 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 facility1.2 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit3.26
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.31

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Dialysis Facility Of Alma Inc'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 27
Transfusion Rate in facility59.5 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit181.8
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit22.3

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis Facility Of Alma Inc 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 Summary136
Mortality Rate in facility17.8 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit26.7
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.3

Dialysis Facility in Alma, GA

Dialysis Facility Of Alma Inc
Location: 415 South Dixon Street, Alma, Georgia, 31510
Phone: (912) 632-8010

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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