FMC Powell in Knoxville, Tennessee - Dialysis Center

FMC Powell is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Knoxville, Tennessee and it has 26 dialysis stations. It is located in Knox county at 732 E. Emory Rd, Knoxville, TN, 37938. You can reach out to the office of FMC Powell at (865) 947-1700. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC Powell has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in November, 2009. The medicare id for this facility is 442690 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC Powell
Location732 E. Emory Rd, Knoxville, Tennessee
No. of Dialysis Stations 26
Medicare ID442690
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


732 E. Emory Rd, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37938
(865) 947-1700

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis facilities may have several NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI numbers associated with FMC Powell from NPPES records by matching their name, address or phone number, so please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1104062140
MatchPossible same name, address or phone number
Organization NameBio-medical Applications of Tennessee, Inc.
Doing Business AsFresenius Medical Care Powell
Address732 E Emory Rd, Knoxville, Tennessee 37938
Phone Number(865) 947-1700

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.75%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.14%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.11%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).72%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).22%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or lower on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).6%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.66%65%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated well and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.20%18%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated well and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.14%17%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).71%67%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).20%23%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or lower on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).9%10%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of themselves.79%80%
Patients who reported 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff did not give them the information they needed to take care of themselves.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).78%71%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).14%19%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or lower on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).8%10%

Services Offered

  • Hemodialysis
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Home Hemodialysis Training

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data18
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL28

Dialysis Adequacy

For adult patients on hemodialysis, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis at least 1.7; that means they are receiving the right amount of dialysis. For pediatric patients, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 on hemodialysis and 1.8 on peritoneal dialysis.
Higher percentages are better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center93
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2713
    Percentage of adult hemodialysis patients with Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.298
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center14
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.793
    Percentage of adult peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7100

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 Powell with elevated calcium levels.

Patients in the hypercalcemia summary119
Hypercalcemia patient months934
Percentage of adult patients with serum calcium greater than 10.2 mg/dL1
Patients in the serum phosphorus summary125
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL6
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL21
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL24
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL26
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus greater than 7 mg/dL23

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistula is considered the best 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 arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 115
Patient months included in arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 897
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistula for their treatment53.5
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through a vascular catheter for 90 days or longer26

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC Powell 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.

Standardized Hospitalization Ratio (SHR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary110
Hospitalization Rate in facility125.1 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit204.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit82.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC Powell 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.

Standardized Readmission Ratio (SRR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Readmission Rate in facility20.4 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit34
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.7

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 Powell get infections in their blood each year compared to the number of infections expected for the center based on the national average.

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Infection Ratio in facility0.12 (Better than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit0.57
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit0.01

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether FMC Powell's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standardized Transfusion Ratio (STrR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary32
Transfusion Rate in facility60.5 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit160.7
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit28.9

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC Powell lived longer than expected (better than expected), did not live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) PeriodJanuary, 2021 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Survival Summary437
Mortality Rate in facility23.9 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit34.6
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17

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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.

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