Fmcna - Baker in Baker, Louisiana - Dialysis Center

Fmcna - Baker is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Baker, Louisiana and it has 24 dialysis stations. It is located in East Baton Rouge county at 4353 Groom Rd, Baker, LA, 70714. You can reach out to the office of Fmcna - Baker at (225) 775-0217. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Fmcna - Baker has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 1986. The medicare id for this facility is 192539 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFmcna - Baker
Location4353 Groom Rd, Baker, Louisiana
No. of Dialysis Stations 24
Medicare ID192539
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


4353 Groom Rd, Baker, Louisiana, 70714
(225) 775-0217

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1851731723
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Baker
Doing Business AsFresenius Medical Care Capital City, Llc
Address4353 Groom Rd Baker, Louisiana, 70714
Phone Number(225) 774-4164

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NPI Number1386756120
Organization NameBma Airport
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Louisiana, Llc
Address12230 Plank Rd Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70811
Phone Number(225) 774-4164

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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.3%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.18%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).66%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).25%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).9%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.54%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.13%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.33%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).58%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).23%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).19%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. 66%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.34%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).66%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).19%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).15%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data61
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 center104
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2823
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center100
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

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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 Fmcna - Baker with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia105
Hypercalcemia patient months824
Patients with Serumphosphor111
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL13

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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 101
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 728
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment65
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer3

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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 Summary86
Hospitalization Rate in facility124.4 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit245.2
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit65.5

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fmcna - Baker 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 facility17.8 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit34.6
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit7

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