FMC Canton in Canton, Mississippi - Dialysis Center

FMC Canton is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Canton, Mississippi and it has 18 dialysis stations. It is located in Madison county at 1976 Hwy 43 N., Canton, MS, 39046. You can reach out to the office of FMC Canton at (601) 859-2285. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC Canton has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 1987. The medicare id for this facility is 252522 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC Canton
Location1976 Hwy 43 N., Canton, Mississippi
No. of Dialysis Stations 18
Medicare ID252522
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1976 Hwy 43 N., Canton, Mississippi, 39046
(601) 859-2285

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

NPI Number1962514711
Organization NameBma Canton
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Mississippi, Inc.
Address1976 Highway 43 N Canton, Mississippi, 39046
Phone Number(601) 859-2285

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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.70%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.18%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.12%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).61%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).34%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.63%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.20%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.17%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).65%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).27%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. 78%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.22%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).71%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).22%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).7%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data56
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 center89
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2865
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center96

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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 Canton with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia94
Hypercalcemia patient months901
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor105
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL29
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL18

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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 93
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 792
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment51
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer11

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Novel biodegradable magnesium-alloy tracheal stents for children with airway obstruction

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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 Summary80
Hospitalization Rate in facility190.3 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit306.2
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit121.4

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC Canton 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 facility29.5 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit42.5
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.4

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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 Canton 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.86 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.91
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.32

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In recent years, the use of a three-day course of an antimalarial treatment called ACT (artemisinin-based combination therapy) in over 40 countries that face endemic malaria has shown great success in curing this deadly disease.

CWRU honors academic and environmental activist with Inamori Ethics Prize

Case Western Reserve University President Barbara R. Snyder yesterday announced that the Inamori Foundation has committed an additional $1 million to advance the work of the university's Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence. The news came as the university honored academic and environmental activist David Suzuki as the fifth recipient of the annual Inamori Ethics Prize.

Can a single BNT162b2 vaccine dose confer protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants?

A team of researchers in Germany aimed to determine if the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine mRNA vaccine (also known as the BNT162b2 vaccine) induces robust antibody responses against emergent SARS-CoV-2 variants, including the United Kingdom (or B1.1.7) variant; the South African (or B.1.351) variant; and the Brazilian (or P.1) variant.

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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 Canton'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 72
Transfusion Rate in facility29.3 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit77.9
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit12.4

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Novel biodegradable magnesium-alloy tracheal stents for children with airway obstruction

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How should we assess new antimalarial drugs?

In recent years, the use of a three-day course of an antimalarial treatment called ACT (artemisinin-based combination therapy) in over 40 countries that face endemic malaria has shown great success in curing this deadly disease.

CWRU honors academic and environmental activist with Inamori Ethics Prize

Case Western Reserve University President Barbara R. Snyder yesterday announced that the Inamori Foundation has committed an additional $1 million to advance the work of the university's Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence. The news came as the university honored academic and environmental activist David Suzuki as the fifth recipient of the annual Inamori Ethics Prize.

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Read more Medical News

› Verified 7 days ago

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC Canton 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 Summary321
Mortality Rate in facility14.7 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit21.1
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.8

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Dialysis Facility in Canton, MS

ISD Renal Inc
Location: 620 E. Peace St., Canton, Mississippi, 39046
Phone: (601) 859-3382
FMC Canton
Location: 1976 Hwy 43 N., Canton, Mississippi, 39046
Phone: (601) 859-2285

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Novel biodegradable magnesium-alloy tracheal stents for children with airway obstruction

Pediatric laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS), a narrowing of the airway in children, is a complex medical condition. While it can be something a child is born with or caused by injury, the condition can result in a life-threatening emergency if untreated.

How should we assess new antimalarial drugs?

In recent years, the use of a three-day course of an antimalarial treatment called ACT (artemisinin-based combination therapy) in over 40 countries that face endemic malaria has shown great success in curing this deadly disease.

CWRU honors academic and environmental activist with Inamori Ethics Prize

Case Western Reserve University President Barbara R. Snyder yesterday announced that the Inamori Foundation has committed an additional $1 million to advance the work of the university's Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence. The news came as the university honored academic and environmental activist David Suzuki as the fifth recipient of the annual Inamori Ethics Prize.

Can a single BNT162b2 vaccine dose confer protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants?

A team of researchers in Germany aimed to determine if the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine mRNA vaccine (also known as the BNT162b2 vaccine) induces robust antibody responses against emergent SARS-CoV-2 variants, including the United Kingdom (or B1.1.7) variant; the South African (or B.1.351) variant; and the Brazilian (or P.1) variant.

Schering Plough to reimburse Washington's Medicaid program $3.57 million in Claritin case

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Schering Plough will reimburse Washington's Medicaid program $3.57 million in a nationwide settlement of allegations the drug maker failed to offer state Medicaid programs its best price for the popular antihistamine drug Claritin.

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