Fmc-Carson in Carson, California - Dialysis Center

Fmc-Carson is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Carson, California and it has 11 dialysis stations. It is located in Los Angeles county at 20710 S. Leapwood Avenue, Suite F, Carson, CA, 90746. You can reach out to the office of Fmc-Carson at (310) 323-8997. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Fmc-Carson has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in June, 1989. The medicare id for this facility is 052687 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFmc-Carson
Location20710 S. Leapwood Avenue, Suite F, Carson, California
No. of Dialysis Stations 11
Medicare ID052687
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


20710 S. Leapwood Avenue, Suite F, Carson, California, 90746
(310) 323-8997
Not Available

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

NPI Number1689049371
Organization NameBma Carson Community Dialysis
Doing Business AsFresenius Medical Care Long Beach, Llc
Address20710 Leapwood Ave Ste E Carson, California, 90746
Phone Number(310) 323-8997

NPI Number1760594667
Organization NameBma Carson Community Dialysis Center
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Carson, Inc.
Address20710 Leapwood Ave Carson, California, 90746
Phone Number(310) 323-8997

Patient Distribution

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 center64
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2622
    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-Carson with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia67
Hypercalcemia patient months658
Patients with Serumphosphor70
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL7
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL32
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL14

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 Summary48
Hospitalization Rate in facility363.6 (Worse than Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit672.7
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit206.3

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fmc-Carson 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 facility24.2 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit40.7
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit12

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-Carson 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.34 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.11
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.06

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Fmc-Carson'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 33
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 Fmc-Carson 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 Summary289
Mortality Rate in facility18 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit25.9
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.9

Dialysis Facility in Carson, CA

Fmc-Carson
Location: 20710 S. Leapwood Avenue, Suite F, Carson, California, 90746
Phone: (310) 323-8997
Davita-Carson Dialysis
Location: 1309 E. Carson Street, Carson, California, 90745
Phone: (310) 513-1427
U.S. Renal Care Carson Dialysis
Location: 930 East Dominguez Street, Suite A, Carson, California, 90746
Phone: (310) 532-5100

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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