FMC - West Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky - Dialysis Center

FMC - West Louisville is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Louisville, Kentucky and it has 18 dialysis stations. It is located in Jefferson county at 2600 West Broadway Suite 112, Louisville, KY, 40211. You can reach out to the office of FMC - West Louisville at (502) 772-7363. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC - West Louisville has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in May, 1988. The medicare id for this facility is 182514 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC - West Louisville
Location2600 West Broadway Suite 112, Louisville, Kentucky
No. of Dialysis Stations 18
Medicare ID182514
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


2600 West Broadway Suite 112, Louisville, Kentucky, 40211
(502) 772-7363

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 FMC - West Louisville from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1831201664
Organization NameBma West Louisville
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Kentucky, Inc.
Address2600 W Broadway Ste 112 Louisville, Kentucky, 40211
Phone Number(502) 772-7363

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data34
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL3

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 center66
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2640
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center95
    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 FMC - West Louisville with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia70
Hypercalcemia patient months682
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor72
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL12
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL17

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 53
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 469
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment61
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer6

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 Summary63
Hospitalization Rate in facility227.5 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit385.2
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit138.2

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - West Louisville 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 facility28.6 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit37.7
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit20.5

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 FMC - West Louisville 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.29 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.42
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.01

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether FMC - West Louisville'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 57
Transfusion Rate in facility49.9 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit114.6
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit24

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - West Louisville 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 Summary309
Mortality Rate in facility13 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit18.9
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.6

Dialysis Facility in Louisville, KY

University Of Louisville Dialysis Center, Llc
Location: 614 East Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
Phone: (502) 589-5997
FMC - Louisville
Location: 720 East Broadway Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
Phone: (502) 584-3021
FMC - West Louisville
Location: 2600 West Broadway Suite 112, Louisville, Kentucky, 40211
Phone: (502) 772-7363
FMC - Dialysis Services Of Audubon
Location: 2355 Poplar Level Road, Suite G 2-10, Louisville, Kentucky, 40217
Phone: (502) 637-1771
FMC - South Louisville
Location: 1514 Crum Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, 40216
Phone: (502) 361-1914

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.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Our Data: Information on www.medicarelist.com is built using data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information disclosed on the NPI Registry are FOIA-disclosable and are required to be disclosed under the FOIA and the eFOIA amendments to the FOIA. There is no way to 'opt out' or 'suppress' the NPPES record data for health care providers with active NPIs.