FKC - East Houma in Houma, Louisiana - Dialysis Center

FKC - East Houma is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Houma, Louisiana and it has 13 dialysis stations. It is located in Terrebonne county at 707 Grand Caillou Rd, Houma, LA, 70363. You can reach out to the office of FKC - East Houma at (985) 262-4143. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FKC - East Houma has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 2011. The medicare id for this facility is 192708 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFKC - East Houma
Location707 Grand Caillou Rd, Houma, Louisiana
No. of Dialysis Stations 13
Medicare ID192708
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


707 Grand Caillou Rd, Houma, Louisiana, 70363
(985) 262-4143

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 FKC - East Houma from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1215475868
Organization NameFresenius Kidney Care East Houma
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Louisiana, Llc
Address707 Grand Caillou Rd Houma, Louisiana, 70363
Phone Number(985) 262-4143

NPI Number1265743702
Organization NameRrc Houma
Doing Business AsReliant Renal Care Louisiana Llc
Address707 Grand Caillou Rd Houma, Louisiana, 70363
Phone Number(610) 892-4700

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data55
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL16

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 center64
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2566
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center95
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center30
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7291
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center89

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 FKC - East Houma with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia99
Hypercalcemia patient months954
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor103
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL26
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 66
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 547
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment79
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer6

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 Summary97
Hospitalization Rate in facility128 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit252.3
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit72

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FKC - East Houma 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 facility30 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit46.4
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.3

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 FKC - East Houma 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.8 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit2.16
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.2

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether FKC - East Houma'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 91
Transfusion Rate in facility28.1 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit72.2
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit12.3

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FKC - East Houma 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 Summary455
Mortality Rate in facility25.2 (Worse than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit32.9
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.9

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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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