FMC - Chouteau in Saint Louis, Missouri - Dialysis Center

FMC - Chouteau is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Saint Louis, Missouri and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Saint Louis county at 4030 Chouteau Ave, 1st Floor, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. You can reach out to the office of FMC - Chouteau at (314) 535-2915. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC - Chouteau has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in November, 1999. The medicare id for this facility is 262579 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC - Chouteau
Location4030 Chouteau Ave, 1st Floor, Saint Louis, Missouri
No. of Dialysis Stations 20
Medicare ID262579
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


4030 Chouteau Ave, 1st Floor, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110
(314) 535-2915

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

NPI Number1336342542
Doing Business AsFresenius Medical Care Of Chouteau
Address4030 Chouteau Ave Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110
Phone Number(314) 535-2915

NPI Number1841302718
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Chouteau
Doing Business AsRenex Dialysis Clinic Of St. Louis, Inc.
Address4030 Chouteau Ave Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110
Phone Number(314) 535-2915

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data34
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL21

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 center67
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2597
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis 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 - Chouteau with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia69
Hypercalcemia patient months612
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor78
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL12
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL11

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 479
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment46
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 Summary62
Hospitalization Rate in facility231.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit371.9
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit149.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Chouteau 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 facility33.6 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit44.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit23.9

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 - Chouteau 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 facility1.52 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit3
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.66

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether FMC - Chouteau'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 54
Transfusion Rate in facility62.8 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit138.3
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit31.4

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Chouteau 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 Summary268
Mortality Rate in facility14 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit20.9
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9

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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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