FMC - Ashland in Ashland, Kentucky - Dialysis Center

FMC - Ashland is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Ashland, Kentucky and it has 18 dialysis stations. It is located in Boyd county at 432 16th Street, Suite A, Ashland, KY, 41101. You can reach out to the office of FMC - Ashland at (606) 325-5268. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC - Ashland has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in May, 1992. The medicare id for this facility is 182524 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC - Ashland
Location432 16th Street, Suite A, Ashland, Kentucky
No. of Dialysis Stations 18
Medicare ID182524
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


432 16th Street, Suite A, Ashland, Kentucky, 41101
(606) 325-5268

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with FMC - Ashland from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1497788863
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Ashland
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Kentucky, Inc.
Address432 16th St Ashland, Kentucky, 41101
Phone Number(606) 325-5268

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data24
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL13

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 center39
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2368
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center97
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center14
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7101
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center95

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 - Ashland with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia55
Hypercalcemia patient months511
Patients with Serumphosphor59
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL29
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL33
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL8

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 27
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 268
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment64
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer19

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 Summary39
Hospitalization Rate in facility177.6 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit331.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit99.3

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Ashland 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 facility17.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit31
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit7.9

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 - Ashland 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.36 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.78
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.02

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether FMC - Ashland'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 35
Transfusion Rate in facility123.2 (Worse than Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit237.4
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit69.3

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Ashland 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 Summary207
Mortality Rate in facility16.4 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit24.3
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.5

Dialysis Facility in Ashland, KY

FMC - Ashland
Location: 432 16th Street, Suite A, Ashland, Kentucky, 41101
Phone: (606) 325-5268
FMC - Central Ashland
Location: 424 River Hill Drive, Ashland, Kentucky, 41101
Phone: (606) 329-0363

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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