FMC - Suburban in Louisville, Kentucky - Dialysis Center

FMC - Suburban is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Louisville, Kentucky and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Jefferson county at 3991 Dutchmans Lane Suite G-02, Louisville, KY, 40207. You can reach out to the office of FMC - Suburban at (502) 895-2217. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC - Suburban has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 1996. The medicare id for this facility is 182534 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC - Suburban
Location3991 Dutchmans Lane Suite G-02, Louisville, Kentucky
No. of Dialysis Stations 20
Medicare ID182534
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


3991 Dutchmans Lane Suite G-02, Louisville, Kentucky, 40207
(502) 895-2217

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

NPI Number1083726897
Organization NameBma Suburban
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Kentucky, Inc.
Address3991 Dutchmans Ln Ste G2 Louisville, Kentucky, 40207
Phone Number(502) 895-2217

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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.79%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.11%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.10%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).78%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).17%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).5%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.70%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.19%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.11%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).71%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).21%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).8%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. 82%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.18%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).76%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).15%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).9%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data54
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL7

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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 center105
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2948
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center99
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

    News Archive

    Pacemaker-type device and medicines reduce hospital stays and death rates

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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 - Suburban with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia109
Hypercalcemia patient months982
Patients with Serumphosphor116
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL10
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL33
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL21
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL6

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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 86
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 758
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment76
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer7

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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 Summary89
Hospitalization Rate in facility130.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit230.1
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit76.7

News Archive

Pacemaker-type device and medicines reduce hospital stays and death rates

A nationwide clinical trial of more than 1,600 heart failure patients showed that when medicines are combined with the use of a pacemaker-type device that resynchronizes both sides of the heart, hospital stays and death rates drop significantly.

HUB Foundation for Organoid Technology signs licensing agreement with STEMCELL Technologies

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Suburban 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 facility24.7 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit36.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.3

News Archive

Pacemaker-type device and medicines reduce hospital stays and death rates

A nationwide clinical trial of more than 1,600 heart failure patients showed that when medicines are combined with the use of a pacemaker-type device that resynchronizes both sides of the heart, hospital stays and death rates drop significantly.

HUB Foundation for Organoid Technology signs licensing agreement with STEMCELL Technologies

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Highmark Caring Place announces launch of enhanced website to assist families in need

The Highmark Caring Place has served more than 60,000 grieving families and community members since the first location opened in Pittsburgh in 1997. Since then, additional facilities have opened in Erie, Lemoyne and Warrendale, Pa. To further extend the reach of the facility-based support services available to children and families in need, the Caring Place has launched a redesigned website to assist families in need who are unable to participate in onsite activities.

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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 - Suburban 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.72 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.73
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.23

News Archive

Pacemaker-type device and medicines reduce hospital stays and death rates

A nationwide clinical trial of more than 1,600 heart failure patients showed that when medicines are combined with the use of a pacemaker-type device that resynchronizes both sides of the heart, hospital stays and death rates drop significantly.

HUB Foundation for Organoid Technology signs licensing agreement with STEMCELL Technologies

The HUB Foundation for Organoid Technology announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with STEMCELL Technologies Inc. for the manufacturing and worldwide distribution of cell culture media for growing Organoids. Organoids are mini-organs grown in tissue culture from small pieces of tissue derived from patients with cancer and other diseases, and represent an exciting new tool for scientific research and drug discovery and validation.

Highmark Caring Place announces launch of enhanced website to assist families in need

The Highmark Caring Place has served more than 60,000 grieving families and community members since the first location opened in Pittsburgh in 1997. Since then, additional facilities have opened in Erie, Lemoyne and Warrendale, Pa. To further extend the reach of the facility-based support services available to children and families in need, the Caring Place has launched a redesigned website to assist families in need who are unable to participate in onsite activities.

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Congressional Democrats seeking leadership are feeling Sen. Edward Kennedy's absence in the looming health care reform debate as he continues his battle with brain cancer, and struggles to return to Washington, The New York Times reports.

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Read more Medical News

› Verified 3 days ago

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether FMC - Suburban'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 78
Transfusion Rate in facility27.7 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit71.3
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit12.1

News Archive

Pacemaker-type device and medicines reduce hospital stays and death rates

A nationwide clinical trial of more than 1,600 heart failure patients showed that when medicines are combined with the use of a pacemaker-type device that resynchronizes both sides of the heart, hospital stays and death rates drop significantly.

HUB Foundation for Organoid Technology signs licensing agreement with STEMCELL Technologies

The HUB Foundation for Organoid Technology announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with STEMCELL Technologies Inc. for the manufacturing and worldwide distribution of cell culture media for growing Organoids. Organoids are mini-organs grown in tissue culture from small pieces of tissue derived from patients with cancer and other diseases, and represent an exciting new tool for scientific research and drug discovery and validation.

Highmark Caring Place announces launch of enhanced website to assist families in need

The Highmark Caring Place has served more than 60,000 grieving families and community members since the first location opened in Pittsburgh in 1997. Since then, additional facilities have opened in Erie, Lemoyne and Warrendale, Pa. To further extend the reach of the facility-based support services available to children and families in need, the Caring Place has launched a redesigned website to assist families in need who are unable to participate in onsite activities.

Kennedy's absence felt as health reform push intensifies

Congressional Democrats seeking leadership are feeling Sen. Edward Kennedy's absence in the looming health care reform debate as he continues his battle with brain cancer, and struggles to return to Washington, The New York Times reports.

Grandmother smoking can cause childrens asthma

Scientists from the University of Southern California are saying that smoking could have a longer-lasting impact on families' health than ever before realised.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 3 days ago

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Suburban 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 facility11.6 (Better than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit15.2
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.7

News Archive

Pacemaker-type device and medicines reduce hospital stays and death rates

A nationwide clinical trial of more than 1,600 heart failure patients showed that when medicines are combined with the use of a pacemaker-type device that resynchronizes both sides of the heart, hospital stays and death rates drop significantly.

HUB Foundation for Organoid Technology signs licensing agreement with STEMCELL Technologies

The HUB Foundation for Organoid Technology announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with STEMCELL Technologies Inc. for the manufacturing and worldwide distribution of cell culture media for growing Organoids. Organoids are mini-organs grown in tissue culture from small pieces of tissue derived from patients with cancer and other diseases, and represent an exciting new tool for scientific research and drug discovery and validation.

Highmark Caring Place announces launch of enhanced website to assist families in need

The Highmark Caring Place has served more than 60,000 grieving families and community members since the first location opened in Pittsburgh in 1997. Since then, additional facilities have opened in Erie, Lemoyne and Warrendale, Pa. To further extend the reach of the facility-based support services available to children and families in need, the Caring Place has launched a redesigned website to assist families in need who are unable to participate in onsite activities.

Kennedy's absence felt as health reform push intensifies

Congressional Democrats seeking leadership are feeling Sen. Edward Kennedy's absence in the looming health care reform debate as he continues his battle with brain cancer, and struggles to return to Washington, The New York Times reports.

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Read more Medical News

› Verified 3 days ago


Dialysis Facility in Louisville, KY

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Phone: (502) 589-5997
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FMC - West Louisville
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FMC - Dialysis Services Of Audubon
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Phone: (502) 637-1771
FMC - South Louisville
Location: 1514 Crum Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, 40216
Phone: (502) 361-1914

News Archive

Pacemaker-type device and medicines reduce hospital stays and death rates

A nationwide clinical trial of more than 1,600 heart failure patients showed that when medicines are combined with the use of a pacemaker-type device that resynchronizes both sides of the heart, hospital stays and death rates drop significantly.

HUB Foundation for Organoid Technology signs licensing agreement with STEMCELL Technologies

The HUB Foundation for Organoid Technology announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with STEMCELL Technologies Inc. for the manufacturing and worldwide distribution of cell culture media for growing Organoids. Organoids are mini-organs grown in tissue culture from small pieces of tissue derived from patients with cancer and other diseases, and represent an exciting new tool for scientific research and drug discovery and validation.

Highmark Caring Place announces launch of enhanced website to assist families in need

The Highmark Caring Place has served more than 60,000 grieving families and community members since the first location opened in Pittsburgh in 1997. Since then, additional facilities have opened in Erie, Lemoyne and Warrendale, Pa. To further extend the reach of the facility-based support services available to children and families in need, the Caring Place has launched a redesigned website to assist families in need who are unable to participate in onsite activities.

Kennedy's absence felt as health reform push intensifies

Congressional Democrats seeking leadership are feeling Sen. Edward Kennedy's absence in the looming health care reform debate as he continues his battle with brain cancer, and struggles to return to Washington, The New York Times reports.

Grandmother smoking can cause childrens asthma

Scientists from the University of Southern California are saying that smoking could have a longer-lasting impact on families' health than ever before realised.

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