FMC Dialysis Services Ellijay is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Ellijay, Georgia and it has 15 dialysis stations. It is located in Gilmer county at 941 Progress Road, Ellijay, GA, 30540. You can reach out to the office of FMC Dialysis Services Ellijay at (706) 635-3580. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC Dialysis Services Ellijay has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in November, 2002. The medicare id for this facility is 112728 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.
| Name | FMC Dialysis Services Ellijay |
|---|---|
| Location | 941 Progress Road, Ellijay, Georgia |
| No. of Dialysis Stations | 15 |
| Medicare ID | 112728 |
| Managed By | Fresenius Medical Care |
| Ownership Type | Profit |
| Late Shifts | No |
| 941 Progress Road, Ellijay, Georgia, 30540 | |
| (706) 635-3580 | |
| Not Available |
| NPI Number | 1306958129 |
| Organization Name | Fmc Dialysis Services Of Ellijay |
| Doing Business As | Bio-medical Applications Of Georgia, Inc. |
| Address | 941 Progress Rd Ellijay, Georgia, 30540 |
| Phone Number | (706) 635-3580 |
| Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data | 19 |
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 | 26 |
| Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2 | 207 |
| Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | |
| Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center |
| Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center | 9 |
| Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7 | 82 |
| Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center | |
| Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center |
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 Dialysis Services Ellijay with elevated calcium levels.
| Patients with hypercalcemia | 36 |
| Hypercalcemia patient months | 338 |
| Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg | |
| Patients with Serumphosphor | 37 |
| 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 |
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 | 44 |
| Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries | 224 |
| 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 |
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) Year | January, 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 |
Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether FMC Dialysis Services Ellijay'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 |
The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC Dialysis Services Ellijay 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) Year | January, 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 |
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