FKC - East Lake Charles
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
50/ 100
FKC - Lake Charles Home
Dialysis center · 330 Chavanne St, Lake Charles, LA 70601
CMS star rating
67/ 100
Above average
Better than 67% 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
- 1 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2021-03-30 · CCN 192758
- Rank in Lake Charles, LA
- #1 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #41 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 7 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 | 22.2 | 23 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 162.5 | 147.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.1% | 27% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 70 | 34.4 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.84 | 1.18 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.72 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 50.5% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 27% | 16% | 19% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 98% | 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) | 16% | 18% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.21 | 1.06 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.5% | 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
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
FKC Orange
✓ In-center
6/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC - Lake Charles Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC - Lake Charles Home (CMS Certification Number 192758) has been Medicare-certified since 2021-03-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC - Lake Charles Home offer?
FKC - Lake Charles Home reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 1 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC - Lake Charles Home compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC - Lake Charles Home scores 67/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 67% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #41 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC - Lake Charles Home?
FKC - Lake Charles Home 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 - Lake Charles Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.