FMC Caguas Dialysis Center in Caguas, Puerto Rico - Dialysis Center

FMC Caguas Dialysis Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Caguas, Puerto Rico and it has 38 dialysis stations. It is located in Caguas county at Carr No. 1 Km 34.6, Caguas, PR, 00725. You can reach out to the office of FMC Caguas Dialysis Center at (787) 743-1334. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC Caguas Dialysis Center has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in May, 1982. The medicare id for this facility is 402505 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC Caguas Dialysis Center
LocationCarr No. 1 Km 34.6, Caguas, Puerto Rico
No. of Dialysis Stations 38
Medicare ID402505
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


Carr No. 1 Km 34.6, Caguas, Puerto Rico, 00725
(787) 743-1334
Not Available

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

NPI Number1780783795
Organization NameBma Caguas
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Caguas, Inc.
AddressBma Caguas, Road #1 Km 34.6 Caguas, Puerto Rico, 00725
Phone Number(787) 743-1334

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data72

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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 center214
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21960
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center40
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7341
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center
    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 Caguas Dialysis Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia257
Hypercalcemia patient months2410
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg
Patients with Serumphosphor267
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL

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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 114
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 905
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer

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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 Summary
Hospitalization Rate in facility (Not Available)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

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