Fmcna - Quality Care Dialysis-Hammond
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
83/ 100
Hammond Dialysis Clinic, LLC
Dialysis center · 42286 Veterans Ave, Hammond, LA 70403
CMS star rating
64/ 100
Above average
Better than 64% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- American Renal Associates · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2017-07-31 · CCN 192732
- Rank in Hammond, LA
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #46 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 7 of 14 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.7 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 97.1 | 147.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 11.7% | 27% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.5 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.74 | 1.18 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.19 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 69.7% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 16% | 19% | Worse |
| 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) | 96% | 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) | 10% | 18% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.49 | 1.06 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11% | 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 Hammond Dialysis Clinic, LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. Hammond Dialysis Clinic, LLC (CMS Certification Number 192732) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-07-31, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Hammond Dialysis Clinic, LLC offer?
Hammond Dialysis Clinic, LLC reports offering in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis training with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Hammond Dialysis Clinic, LLC compare to other dialysis centers?
Hammond Dialysis Clinic, LLC scores 64/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 64% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #46 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Hammond Dialysis Clinic, LLC?
Hammond Dialysis Clinic, LLC is operated by American Renal Associates 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 Hammond Dialysis Clinic, LLC or American Renal Associates. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.