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✓ PD✓ Home HD
67/ 100
FKC - East Lake Charles
Dialysis center · 3214 Venture Park Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70615
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
50/ 100
Average
Better than 50% 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
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-11-22 · CCN 192588
- Rank in Lake Charles, LA
- #2 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #62 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Calcasieu
- 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 4 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 | 20.8 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 128.3 | 147.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.4% | 27% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.6 | 34.4 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.12 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1 | 1.18 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.84 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 35% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 31% | 16% | 19% | Worse |
| 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) | 23% | 18% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.35 | 1.06 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.5% | 15.4% | 16.5% | About the same |
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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 83 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 83 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 86 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 91 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 35 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
Other dialysis centers in Lake Charles
DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
6/ 100
Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
2/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FKC - Calcasieu Parish
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
5/ 100
DCI - Jennings
✓ In-center✓ PD
54/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC - East Lake Charles Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC - East Lake Charles (CMS Certification Number 192588) has been Medicare-certified since 1994-11-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC - East Lake Charles offer?
FKC - East Lake Charles reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 25 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC - East Lake Charles compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC - East Lake Charles scores 50/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 50% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #62 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC - East Lake Charles?
FKC - East Lake Charles 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 - East Lake Charles or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.