FMC - Amherst Dialysis in Amherst, Ohio - Dialysis Center

FMC - Amherst Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Amherst, Ohio and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Lorain county at 1168 Cleveland Avenue, Amherst, OH, 44001. You can reach out to the office of FMC - Amherst Dialysis at (440) 985-2280. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC - Amherst Dialysis has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 2001. The medicare id for this facility is 362636 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC - Amherst Dialysis
Location1168 Cleveland Avenue, Amherst, Ohio
No. of Dialysis Stations 20
Medicare ID362636
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1168 Cleveland Avenue, Amherst, Ohio, 44001
(440) 985-2280

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

NPI Number1568577328
Organization NameElyria Renal Care Group - Amherst
Doing Business AsElyria Renal Care, Llc
Address1168 Cleveland Ave Amherst, Ohio, 44001
Phone Number(440) 985-2280

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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.76%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.17%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.7%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).79%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).18%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).3%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.18%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.12%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).78%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).9%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).13%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).77%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).8%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 data40
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL10

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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 center90
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2824
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center98

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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 - Amherst Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia95
Hypercalcemia patient months879
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg2
Patients with Serumphosphor97
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL14

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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 70
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 522
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment60
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 Summary77
Hospitalization Rate in facility206 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit327.5
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit132.9

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Amherst Dialysis 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 facility19.7 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit27.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit13.7

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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 - Amherst Dialysis 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.16 (Better than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit.8
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 - Amherst Dialysis'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 66
Transfusion Rate in facility27.2 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit72.3
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.5

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Amherst Dialysis 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 Summary416
Mortality Rate in facility23 (Worse than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit28.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.5

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday examined the efforts of some small pharmacies to provide specialized services to people living with HIV/AIDS. According to the Post-Dispatch, HIV/AIDS care is "resisting" the pharmaceutical industry's overall trend toward distributing medication through mail-order pharmacies rather than through traditional retail.

CRG, Illumina partner for large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function

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H1N1 flu vaccine forms processing service launched by Quality Associates

Quality Associates, Inc. (QAI) www.qualityassociatesinc.com, an established provider of services and solutions for large-scale document management, imaging, and archiving, announced the launch of its H1N1 Flu Vaccine Forms Processing Service, a comprehensive approach to help states, cities, counties, and providers in the private sector successfully and accurately capture and record essential demographic and health data from medical consent forms – a critical step in the administration of the H1N1 vaccine to millions nationwide beginning this fall.

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New automated test for gene mutations causing fragile X syndrome

A new automated test could enable population screening to identify carriers of the gene mutations causing fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common inherited form of mental retardation, reports a study in the April issue of Genetics in Medicine, published by the American College of Medical Genetics and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch examines small pharmacies' efforts to provide specialized services to people living with HIV/AIDS

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday examined the efforts of some small pharmacies to provide specialized services to people living with HIV/AIDS. According to the Post-Dispatch, HIV/AIDS care is "resisting" the pharmaceutical industry's overall trend toward distributing medication through mail-order pharmacies rather than through traditional retail.

CRG, Illumina partner for large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) has recently signed a year-long collaboration agreement with Illumina, a leading developer and manufacturer of life sciences tools and integrated systems for large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function.

H1N1 flu vaccine forms processing service launched by Quality Associates

Quality Associates, Inc. (QAI) www.qualityassociatesinc.com, an established provider of services and solutions for large-scale document management, imaging, and archiving, announced the launch of its H1N1 Flu Vaccine Forms Processing Service, a comprehensive approach to help states, cities, counties, and providers in the private sector successfully and accurately capture and record essential demographic and health data from medical consent forms – a critical step in the administration of the H1N1 vaccine to millions nationwide beginning this fall.

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