FKC - Central Louisiana
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
41/ 100
Fmcna - South Alexandria
Dialysis center · 1915 Beatrice St, Alexandria, LA 71301
CMS star rating
13/ 100
Poor
Better than 13% 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
- 23 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-01-27 · CCN 192614
- Rank in Alexandria, LA
- #4 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #138 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 13 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.2 | 23 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 156 | 147.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26% | 27% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.36 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.88 | 1.18 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 40.8% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 25% | 16% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.6% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 26% | 18% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1.06 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5.9% | 15.4% | 16.5% | Worse |
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
FKC - Bayou Roberts
✓ In-center
27/ 100
Fmcna - Alexandria
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
23/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
Fmcna - Pineville
✓ In-center
12/ 100
FKC - Marksville
✓ In-center
49/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fmcna - South Alexandria Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fmcna - South Alexandria (CMS Certification Number 192614) has been Medicare-certified since 1999-01-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fmcna - South Alexandria offer?
Fmcna - South Alexandria reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 23 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fmcna - South Alexandria compare to other dialysis centers?
Fmcna - South Alexandria scores 13/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 13% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #138 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fmcna - South Alexandria?
Fmcna - South Alexandria 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 Fmcna - South Alexandria or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.