FKC - Chicago Heights in Chicago Heights, Illinois - Dialysis Center

FKC - Chicago Heights is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Chicago Heights, Illinois and it has 12 dialysis stations. It is located in Cook county at 15 E Independence Drive, Chicago Heights, IL, 60411. You can reach out to the office of FKC - Chicago Heights at (708) 754-5898. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FKC - Chicago Heights has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in February, 2018. The medicare id for this facility is 142832 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFKC - Chicago Heights
Location15 E Independence Drive, Chicago Heights, Illinois
No. of Dialysis Stations 12
Medicare ID142832
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


15 E Independence Drive, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 60411
(708) 754-5898
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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 FKC - Chicago Heights from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1033644497
Organization NameFresenius Kidney Care Chicago Heights
Doing Business AsFresenius Medical Care Chicagoland, Llc
Address15 E. Independence Drive Chicago Heights, Illinois, 60411
Phone Number(708) 754-5898

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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.