FMC - Bowling Green Kidney Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky - Dialysis Center

FMC - Bowling Green Kidney Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Bowling Green, Kentucky and it has 19 dialysis stations. It is located in Warren county at 262 Natchez Trace Ave, Bowling Green, KY, 42103. You can reach out to the office of FMC - Bowling Green Kidney Center at (270) 842-2154. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC - Bowling Green Kidney Center has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 1978. The medicare id for this facility is 182505 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC - Bowling Green Kidney Center
Location262 Natchez Trace Ave, Bowling Green, Kentucky
No. of Dialysis Stations 19
Medicare ID182505
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


262 Natchez Trace Ave, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 42103
(270) 842-2154

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

NPI Number1477825370
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Bowling Green Warren County
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Kentucky, Inc.
Address262 Natchez Trace Ave Bowling Green, Kentucky, 42103
Phone Number(270) 842-2154

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.68%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.15%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.17%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).61%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).18%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).21%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.57%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.22%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.21%18%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).60%62%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).22%26%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).18%12%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. 79%80%
Patients who reported that 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff does not provided them the information they needed to take care of them.21%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).70%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).18%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).12%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data64
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL11

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 center120
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21033
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center98
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center24
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7149
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center94

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 - Bowling Green Kidney Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia143
Hypercalcemia patient months1223
Patients with Serumphosphor155
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL18

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 100
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 764
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment52
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer23

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 Summary118
Hospitalization Rate in facility183.5 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit298.5
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit121.4

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Bowling Green Kidney Center 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 facility27.9 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit39.6
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.1

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 - Bowling Green Kidney Center 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.43 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.04
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.14

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether FMC - Bowling Green Kidney 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 97
Transfusion Rate in facility74.9 (Worse than Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit128.4
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit46.7

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Bowling Green Kidney 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 Summary570
Mortality Rate in facility24 (Worse than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit29.2
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19.6

Dialysis Facility in Bowling Green, KY

FMC - Bowling Green Kidney Center
Location: 262 Natchez Trace Ave, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 42103
Phone: (270) 842-2154
Davita - Dialysis Of Warren County
Location: 391 Suwannee Trail St., Bowling Green, Kentucky, 42103
Phone: (270) 746-5805
Bio-Medical Application Of Kentucky, Inc.
Location: 1834 Lyda Avenue, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 42104
Phone: (270) 846-4975

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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