FMC - Kentwood in Grand Rapids, Michigan - Dialysis Center

FMC - Kentwood is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Grand Rapids, Michigan and it has 16 dialysis stations. It is located in Kent county at 4300 Callander Dr Se, Grand Rapids, MI, 49508. You can reach out to the office of FMC - Kentwood at (616) 454-1051. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC - Kentwood has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 2015. The medicare id for this facility is 232703 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC - Kentwood
Location4300 Callander Dr Se, Grand Rapids, Michigan
No. of Dialysis Stations 16
Medicare ID232703
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


4300 Callander Dr Se, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49508
(616) 454-1051

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1245658145
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Kentwood
Doing Business AsFms Kentwood Llc
Address4300 Callender Dr. Se Kentwood, Michigan, 49508
Phone Number(616) 454-1051

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data44
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL14

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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 center74
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2585
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center98
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center12
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.778
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center94
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis 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 FMC - Kentwood with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia80
Hypercalcemia patient months677
Patients with Serumphosphor88
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL11
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL11

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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 68
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 447
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment66
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer15

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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 Summary54
Hospitalization Rate in facility151.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit272.7
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit87.9

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Kentwood 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 facility25.5 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit38.4
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.1

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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 - Kentwood 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.26 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.3
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 - Kentwood'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 43
Transfusion Rate in facility29.1 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit101.5
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.7

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Kentwood 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 Summary135
Mortality Rate in facility18.4 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit29.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.7

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