Hammond Dialysis Clinic, LLC
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
64/ 100
Fmcna - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond
Dialysis center · 1204 S Morrison Blvd, Ste a, Hammond, LA 70403
CMS star rating
83/ 100
Excellent
Better than 83% 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
- 18 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1990-12-27 · CCN 192565
- Rank in Hammond, LA
- #1 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #28 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 8 of 15 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22 | 23 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 102.5 | 147.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.1% | 27% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36.6 | 34.4 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.34 | 1.18 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 65% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 9% | 16% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.6% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 92% | 94.9% | 92% | 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) | 20% | 18% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.64 | 1.06 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.7% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fmcna - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fmcna - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond (CMS Certification Number 192565) has been Medicare-certified since 1990-12-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fmcna - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond offer?
Fmcna - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 18 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fmcna - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond compare to other dialysis centers?
Fmcna - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond scores 83/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 83% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #28 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fmcna - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond?
Fmcna - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond 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 - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.