FKC - Bayou Roberts
✓ In-center
27/ 100
FKC - Central Louisiana
Dialysis center · 4715 South Macarthur Drive, Alexandria, LA 71302
CMS star rating
41/ 100
Average
Better than 41% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-08-04 · CCN 192733
- Rank in Alexandria, LA
- #1 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #75 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Rapides
- ESRD Network
- Network 13 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 15 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 37 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 182.3 | 147.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.5% | 27% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 43.6 | 34.4 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.69 | 1.18 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.02 | 1.29 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 48.5% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 16% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 97.6% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 94.9% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 18% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.38 | 1.06 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 23.1% | 15.4% | 16.5% | Better |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
Other dialysis centers in Alexandria
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Dialysis centers nearby
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FKC - Marksville
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC - Central Louisiana Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC - Central Louisiana (CMS Certification Number 192733) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-08-04, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC - Central Louisiana offer?
FKC - Central Louisiana reports offering in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis training with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC - Central Louisiana compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC - Central Louisiana scores 41/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 41% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #75 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC - Central Louisiana?
FKC - Central Louisiana is operated by Fresenius Medical Care and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with FKC - Central Louisiana or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.