FMC West Chatham Dialysis Center in Garden City, Georgia - Dialysis Center

FMC West Chatham Dialysis Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Garden City, Georgia and it has 16 dialysis stations. It is located in Chatham county at 113 Minus Avenue, Garden City, GA, 31408. You can reach out to the office of FMC West Chatham Dialysis Center at (912) 965-0305. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC West Chatham Dialysis Center has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in May, 2002. The medicare id for this facility is 112716 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC West Chatham Dialysis Center
Location113 Minus Avenue, Garden City, Georgia
No. of Dialysis Stations 16
Medicare ID112716
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


113 Minus Avenue, Garden City, Georgia, 31408
(912) 965-0305
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 West Chatham Dialysis Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1689786493
Organization NameWest Chatham Dialysis Center
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Georgia Inc
Address113 Minis Ave Garden City, Georgia, 31408
Phone Number(912) 965-0305

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data27

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 center48
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2418
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
    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 Chatham Dialysis Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia49
Hypercalcemia patient months431
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg
Patients with Serumphosphor55
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL

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 67
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 349
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer

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 Summary
Hospitalization Rate in facility (Not Available)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

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 Chatham Dialysis Center'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
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 West Chatham Dialysis Center 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 Summary
Mortality Rate in facility (Not Available)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

Dialysis Facility in Garden City, GA

FMC West Chatham Dialysis Center
Location: 113 Minus Avenue, Garden City, Georgia, 31408
Phone: (912) 965-0305

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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