Fresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home, Llc in Birmingham, Alabama - Dialysis Center

Fresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home, Llc is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Birmingham, Alabama and it has 13 dialysis stations. It is located in Jefferson county at 35 West Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35209. You can reach out to the office of Fresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home, Llc at (205) 290-1197. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Fresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home, Llc has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in October, 2012. The medicare id for this facility is 012657 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home, Llc
Location35 West Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, Alabama
No. of Dialysis Stations 13
Medicare ID012657
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


35 West Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, Alabama, 35209
(205) 290-1197

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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 Birmingham Home, Llc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1245573161
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home
Doing Business AsFresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home, Llc
Address35 W Lakeshore Dr Birmingham, Alabama, 35209
Phone Number(205) 290-1197

NPI Number1487914438
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Alabama Inc.
Address35 W Lakeshore Dr Birmingham, Alabama, 35209
Phone Number(205) 290-1197

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data41
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL29

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 center8
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.263
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center176
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.71421
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center96

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 Birmingham Home, Llc with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia204
Hypercalcemia patient months1656
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor220
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL14

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 21
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 152
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/longer11

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 Summary145
Hospitalization Rate in facility182.5 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit299.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit119.9

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home, Llc 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 facility20.6 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit30.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit13

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 Birmingham Home, Llc'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 130
Transfusion Rate in facility42.7 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit85.4
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit23.3

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home, Llc 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 Summary755
Mortality Rate in facility14 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit18.5
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.3

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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.

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.

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