Fmcna - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
83/ 100
Fmcna - Florida Parish Kidney Ctr
Dialysis center · 16081 Doctors Blvd, Ste a, Hammond, LA 70403
CMS star rating
36/ 100
Below average
Better than 36% 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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 23 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1977-08-31 · CCN 192505
- Rank in Hammond, LA
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #91 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Tangipahoa
- 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 6 of 13 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 97.7 | 147.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.9% | 27% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.99 | 1.18 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.55 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.6% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 16% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 97.6% | 97% | About the same |
| 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) | 16% | 18% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.63 | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fmcna - Florida Parish Kidney Ctr Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fmcna - Florida Parish Kidney Ctr (CMS Certification Number 192505) has been Medicare-certified since 1977-08-31, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fmcna - Florida Parish Kidney Ctr offer?
Fmcna - Florida Parish Kidney Ctr reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 23 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Fmcna - Florida Parish Kidney Ctr compare to other dialysis centers?
Fmcna - Florida Parish Kidney Ctr scores 36/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 36% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #91 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fmcna - Florida Parish Kidney Ctr?
Fmcna - Florida Parish Kidney Ctr 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 - Florida Parish Kidney Ctr or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.