FMC Of Augusta Inc is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Augusta, Georgia and it has 21 dialysis stations. It is located in Richmond county at 1109 Medical Center Drive, Augusta, GA, 30909. You can reach out to the office of FMC Of Augusta Inc at (706) 860-9220. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC Of Augusta Inc has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1976. The medicare id for this facility is 112501 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.
Name | FMC Of Augusta Inc |
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Location | 1109 Medical Center Drive, Augusta, Georgia |
No. of Dialysis Stations | 21 |
Medicare ID | 112501 |
Managed By | Fresenius Medical Care |
Ownership Type | Profit |
Late Shifts | Yes |
1109 Medical Center Drive, Augusta, Georgia, 30909 | |
(706) 860-9220 | |
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NPI Number | 1316059140 |
Organization Name | Bma Of Augusta |
Doing Business As | Bio-medical Applications Of Georgia Inc |
Address | 1109 Medical Center Dr Augusta, Georgia, 30909 |
Phone Number | (706) 860-9220 |
Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data | 55 |
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL | 22 |
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.
Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 75 |
Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2 | 614 |
Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 97 |
Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center | 22 |
Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7 | 151 |
Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center | 99 |
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 Of Augusta Inc with elevated calcium levels.
Patients with hypercalcemia | 109 |
Hypercalcemia patient months | 951 |
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg | 2 |
Patients with Serumphosphor | 111 |
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL | 10 |
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL | 26 |
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL | 30 |
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL | 19 |
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL | 15 |
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 | 105 |
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries | 658 |
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment | 48 |
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer | 15 |
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 Of Augusta 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) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
Infection Rate in facility | .19 (Better than Expected) |
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit | .93 |
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit | .01 |
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