FMC - Columbus Bartholomew in Columbus, Indiana - Dialysis Center

FMC - Columbus Bartholomew is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Columbus, Indiana and it has 14 dialysis stations. It is located in Bartholomew county at 2325 18th Street, Suite 120, Columbus, IN, 47201. You can reach out to the office of FMC - Columbus Bartholomew at (812) 375-0254. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC - Columbus Bartholomew has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1998. The medicare id for this facility is 152558 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC - Columbus Bartholomew
Location2325 18th Street, Suite 120, Columbus, Indiana
No. of Dialysis Stations 14
Medicare ID152558
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


2325 18th Street, Suite 120, Columbus, Indiana, 47201
(812) 375-0254

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1134234982
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Columbus Bartholomew
Doing Business AsRcg Columbus Llc
Address2325 18th St Columbus, Indiana, 47201
Phone Number(812) 375-0254

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Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.51%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.22%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.27%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).39%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).28%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).33%14%

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Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.61%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.25%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.14%18%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).62%62%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).28%26%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).10%12%

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Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. 85%80%
Patients who reported that 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff does not provided them the information they needed to take care of them.15%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).51%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).28%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).21%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data57
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL11

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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.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center73
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2722
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center99

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center25
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7197
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center93

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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 - Columbus Bartholomew with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia98
Hypercalcemia patient months945
Patients with Serumphosphor101
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL35
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL18
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL10

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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 65
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 641
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment68
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer16

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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 Summary88
Hospitalization Rate in facility135 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit244.9
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit81.4

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Columbus Bartholomew 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 facility22.9 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit33.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit14.1

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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 - Columbus Bartholomew 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.22 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.06
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.01

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Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether FMC - Columbus Bartholomew'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 68
Transfusion Rate in facility17.6 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit61.3
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit5.9

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Columbus Bartholomew 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 Summary422
Mortality Rate in facility12.6 (Better than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit16.3
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.5

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The Cancer Patient Education Network (CPEN) honored the Patient Education Team from Penn Medicine's OncoLink with the 2018 Excellence in Patient Education Award.

Repeated episodes of depression contribute to inflammation

An important ongoing debate in the field of psychiatry is whether inflammation in the body is a consequence of or contributor to major depression. A new study in Biological Psychiatry has attempted to resolve the issue.

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Tucson Medical Center, local physicians create nation's first 'Sustainable Health Community'

Tucson Medical Center and local physicians, with the help of health technology and services company Optum, today announced they are creating the nation's first "Sustainable Health Community," based on an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model in which hospitals, physicians, residents, employers and others share in the risk and rewards of making the health system work better for everyone.

Progress being made in efforts to stop female genital cutting in Mali

Organizations working in Mali to stop female genital cutting - a practice sometimes referred to as female circumcision or female genital mutilation in which there is a partial or full removal of the labia, clitoris or both - are beginning to make progress, Afrol News/Daily Nation reports.

Federal Court decides in favour of Cook and W. L. Gore & Associates in patent infringement case

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation,the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, today announced the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a previous court decision in favor of Cook Inc. and W. L. Gore & Associates, finding the companies did not infringe Edwards' patents for modular or multi-part endovascular grafts for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).

CPEN honors Penn Medicine's OncoLink with 2018 Excellence in Patient Education Award

The Cancer Patient Education Network (CPEN) honored the Patient Education Team from Penn Medicine's OncoLink with the 2018 Excellence in Patient Education Award.

Repeated episodes of depression contribute to inflammation

An important ongoing debate in the field of psychiatry is whether inflammation in the body is a consequence of or contributor to major depression. A new study in Biological Psychiatry has attempted to resolve the issue.

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